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Flags of counties and municipalities in the United States

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The flags of the counties and municipalities of the United States exhibit a wide variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as widely different styles and design principles.[N 1][N 2] For example, some Floridian and Alabamian municipal flags feature a saltire, due to saltires being used on their states' flags. Some Maryland county flags feature the coat of arms of the Calvert family, as it is featured on the Maryland state flag, and due to the Calvert family's prominence in Maryland history. County flags were not always ubiquitous. Many counties went decades without a flag, until a certain event, such as a local sesquicentennial or the U.S. founding's bicentennial, spurred the creation of a flag. Frederick County, Maryland is one example, in 1976, it hosted a contest, asking the public to submit their designs to a commission. A panel then reviewed the five winning entries, choosing one to become the official county flag. Frederick County's example is typical of the flag adoption processes that many counties undertook with their flags. The 250th anniversary of Augusta County, Virginia's founding also spurred the creation of a flag, in 1988. Some flags, such as the flags of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Loudoun County, Virginia, were created by foreign entities, such as the College of Arms in the United Kingdom. The five oldest city flags in the United States based on official adoption by city ordinance are: Philadelphia, Cleveland, Knoxville, Pittsburgh and Raleigh.[1] Due to the total number of municipalities, the directory will be on the top. Please note that some of the flags are copyrighted.

The American flag flying with the flags of Mississippi and Yazoo City

State Capitals edit

 
Albany, New York
 
Annapolis, Maryland
 
Atlanta, Georgia
 
Augusta, Maine[N 3]
 
Austin, Texas
 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
 
Bismarck, North Dakota
 
Boise, Idaho[N 3]
 
Boston, Massachusetts
 
Carson City, Nevada[N 4]
 
Charleston, West Virginia
 
Cheyenne, Wyoming
 
Columbia, South Carolina
 
Columbus, Ohio
 
Concord, New Hampshire[N 3]
 
Denver, Colorado
 
Des Moines, Iowa
 
Dover, Delaware[N 3]
 
Frankfort, Kentucky
 
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania[N 3]
 
Hartford, Connecticut
 
Helena, Montana[N 3]
 
Honolulu, Hawaii
 
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
Jackson, Mississippi
 
Jefferson City, Missouri
 
Juneau, Alaska
 
Lansing, Michigan[N 3]
 
Lincoln, Nebraska
 
Little Rock, Arkansas
 
Madison, Wisconsin
 
Montgomery, Alabama
 
Montpelier, Vermont
 
Nashville, Tennessee
 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
 
Olympia, Washington[N 4]
 
Phoenix, Arizona
 
Pierre, South Dakota[N 3]
 
Providence, Rhode Island
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
(obverse)
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
(reverse)
 
Richmond, Virginia[N 3]
 
Sacramento, California
 
Saint Paul, Minnesota
 
Salem, Oregon
 
Salt Lake City, Utah
 
Santa Fe, New Mexico
 
Springfield, Illinois
 
Tallahassee, Florida
 
Topeka, Kansas
 
Trenton, New Jersey
 
Washington, D.C.

Notes edit

  1. ↑ This list uses United States Census Bureau-designated regional geographical designations, also known as Census Bureau Divisions.
  2. ↑ This list also includes flags of towns, consolidated city-counties, villages, municipalities, and unincorporated areas, in addition to de jure cities.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Copyrighted image unavailable on Wikimedia Commons. See linked article for image.
  4. ↑ a b Flag exists. No image available on Wikimedia Commons.

References edit

  1. ↑ Purcell, John M. with James A. Croft and Rich Monahan. “American City Flags: 150 Flags from Akron to Yonkers.” Raven: A Journal of Vexillology [North American Vexillological Association] vol. 9/10, (2002–03):p. x. ISBN 0974772801

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