The first flag of Florida was hoisted on June 25, 1845, at the inauguration of its first governor, William D. Moseley. It had five horizontal stripes (blue, orange, red, white, and green) and a ribbon with the inscription “Let us alone.†The U.S. flag served as a canton. The states’ rights and antifederalist symbolism in the design are clear, but the associations of the colors are unknown; in any event, the flag seems not to have been extensively used.
One of the most powerful and influential native groups of Florida was the Apalachee. At the time Europeans began arriving in America, the Apalachee controlled the fertile area near the Tallahassee hills between the Ochlockonee and Aucilla rivers. The fertile clay and loam soils of the hills supported the heaviest, most concentrated aboriginal population in the state. The present configuration of Florida's state banner was embraced in 1900. In that year, Florida voters confirmed an 1899 joint resolution of the state lawmaking body to include inclining red bars, as a St. Andrew's cross, to the banner.
The current design of Florida's state flag was adopted in 1900. In that year, Florida voters ratified a constitutional amendment based on an 1899 joint resolution of the state legislature to add diagonal red bars, in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, to the flag.
Between 1868 and 1900, Florida's state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center. During the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming suggested that a red cross be added, so that the banner did not appear to be a white flag of truce or surrender when hanging still on a flagpole.
A band with the state name and the motto “In God, we trust†completed the design. On November 6, 1900, a red saltire was added to the background of the flag so it would not resemble a symbol of surrender. That design may also have been based on the saltire in the Confederate Battle Flag. On May 21, 1985, an artistic revision of the seal was made, resulting in the present design of the flag.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Florida flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Florida flag for the future.
One of the most powerful and influential native groups of Florida was the Apalachee. At the time Europeans began arriving in America, the Apalachee controlled the fertile area near the Tallahassee hills between the Ochlockonee and Aucilla rivers. The fertile clay and loam soils of the hills supported the heaviest, most concentrated aboriginal population in the state. The present configuration of Florida's state banner was embraced in 1900. In that year, Florida voters confirmed an 1899 joint resolution of the state lawmaking body to include inclining red bars, as a St. Andrew's cross, to the banner.
The current design of Florida's state flag was adopted in 1900. In that year, Florida voters ratified a constitutional amendment based on an 1899 joint resolution of the state legislature to add diagonal red bars, in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, to the flag.
Between 1868 and 1900, Florida's state flag consisted of a white field with the state seal in the center. During the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming suggested that a red cross be added, so that the banner did not appear to be a white flag of truce or surrender when hanging still on a flagpole.
A band with the state name and the motto “In God, we trust†completed the design. On November 6, 1900, a red saltire was added to the background of the flag so it would not resemble a symbol of surrender. That design may also have been based on the saltire in the Confederate Battle Flag. On May 21, 1985, an artistic revision of the seal was made, resulting in the present design of the flag.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Florida flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Florida flag for the future.
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