Original state flag of georgia. The original 1956 caption for this photo reads two georgia democrats at left frank etheridge and judge gus roan present a new state flag to republicans ray spitler and wb. Although the bonnie blue flag is the best known example a better documented flag consisted of a single red star on a white field. Read about the history of new jerseys state flag on our blog.
Territory or canadian province while georgias state flag was rated the worst design georgia adopted a new flag in 2003. It did not adopt an official state flag until 1896 109 years after it became a state. Neither is known to have had any official standing.
The current flag of the state of georgia was adopted on may 8 2003. It has three stripes red white and red and a blue canton featuring a ring of 13 stars surrounding the state coat of arms. Georgia became the 4 th of the original 13 colonies to become a state in the union on january 2 1788.
Governor alfred colquitt approved the flag design on october 17 1879 which incorporated the red and white striped confederate stars and bars design minus the stars. The current official state flag was adopted in 2003. The eve of the civil war 1861 65 georgia did not have an official state flag.
According to a 2001 survey by the north american vexillological association new mexico has the best designed flag of any us. Georgia also used a flag featuring three pillars supporting a pediment and arch a design element taken from the state seal but there is no indication that the flag was used after the civil war 186165. With the introduction of the first official flag in 1879 georgias state flag was ordered to be carried by all volunteer battalions.
The flag bears three stripes consisting of red white red featuring a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars encompassing the states coat of arms in gold. Georgia georgia became the 4th of the original 13 colonies to become a state in the union on january 2 1788. After the states secession from the union on january 19 1861 there were several newspaper reports of secession flags consisting of a single star on a solid background.
Nebraskas state flag whose design was rated second worst remains in use to date.