Saturday, January 30, 2016

History Of Flag Of West Virginia

By Marya Adams


West Virginia was admitted to the Union as a Free State with the affirmation that in this State the slavery would be dispensed with. President Lincoln embraced the statehood bill for West Virginia on January 1, 1863. On April 20, 1863, West Virginia has proclaimed a State, practical 60 days, sometime, later on, June 20, 1863.

In the midst of the Civil War, turmoil was everywhere and it wasn't until September that West Virginia adopted its official State Seal, its coat of arms the most prominent component of the State flag. Another prominent component of the State flag is West Virginia's State flower big laurel (Rhododendron maximum), adopted in 1903.

The next year, 1904, St. Louis, Missouri arranged a work, "The Louisiana Purchase Exposition," likewise know as the Saint Louis World's Fair. West Virginia expected to send a banner to the exposition. A white banner with blue outskirts that included the State blossom on the front side (front) and the West Virginia crest on the other side (back) was made.

This flag was not an official representative of the State of West Virginia when it appeared at the exposition, but on February 24, 1905, the West Virginia Legislature made it so. Evidently, this design sparked some discontent and, two years, later on, February 25, 1907, changes were officially approved. The coat of arms was moved to the obverse side (front) of the flag and the big laurel was moved to the reverse side (back) of the flag.

The proportions of the state flag are the same as those of the United States flag. The background, or field, of the flag, is pure white bordered by a strip of blue on all four sides. In the center are the coat-of-arms of the State of West Virginia, including the date of admission to the union and the state motto, Montani Semper Liberi.

To cure the situation, big laurel, the coat of arms, and the red strip were joined to make a suitable show on both sides of the flag. The West Virginia Legislature certified Senate Joint Resolution No. 18 on March 7, 1929. Determination No. 18 portrayed the West Virginia State hail the flies over the Capitol today.




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