The design of North Dakota's flag is almost an exact copy of the unit banner carried by the state's troop contingent in the Philippine-American War and was adopted as North Dakota's state flag on March 3, 1911.
The thirteen stars above the eagle represent the thirteen original US states.
The sun burst represents the birth of a new nation, the United States.
The olive branch and the arrow's in the eagle's claws represent the power of peace and war.
The state flag conforms to the color, design, and size of the regimental flag that was carried by North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and Philippine Island Insurrection in 1899 (the only difference are the words "North Dakota" on the scroll below the eagle).
This design was made official by the North Dakota legislature on March 3, 1911, so no one specific person made the flag.
Representative Colonel John H. Fraine introduced H.B. No. 152 designating an official flag for the state of North Dakota on January 21, 1911.
The Legislative Assembly adopted the North Dakota state flag on March 3, 1911. Changes were made in 1953 and again in 2011.
The flag of the US state of North Dakota is called North Dakota's Flag.
The flag of the US state of North Dakota is called North Dakota's Flag.
It is called the North Dakota Flag because it represents the US state of North Dakota.
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The North Dakota state flag is interesting because the flag conforms to the color, design, and size of the regimental flag that was carried by North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and Philippine Island Insurrection in 1899 (the only difference are the words "North Dakota" on the scroll below the eagle).
North Dakota's flag is the same as the regimental flag carried by the First North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection, except for the words shown on the scroll below the eagle which say "North Dakota". It was adopted by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly on March 3, 1911.
The North Dakota flag was chosen by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly because it would take the color, size and form of the regimental flag carried by the North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish American War and the Philippine Island Insurrection. The only exception was that the name of the state, North Dakota, was to be displayed on the scroll below the Bald Eagle.
The name of the North Dakota flag is the North Dakota flag. There are words on the flag which say, " One nation made up of many states" and "North Dakota".
South Dakota does not have an official state color, however blue and gold are generally used because they are the main colors of the South Dakota state flag.
The state of North Dakota is north (or above) the state of South Dakota.
North Dakota's flag design is an almost exact copy of the regimental flag carried by the North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish-American War in 1898 and Philippine Island Insurrection in 1899. North Dakota's flag was adopted by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly on March 3, 1911 and legislation in 1943 brought the flag in line with the original troop banner.
North Dakota is north of South Dakota.
North Dakota is the 39th US State. There is a caveat attached to that answer. President Benjamin Harrison signed the legislation in the blind so that hstory willl never know which of the Dakota's is the senior state. North Dakota is ranked as the 39th US State and ahead of South Dakota only on the basis of alphabetical order.