The ball at the top of the flag pole is probably just there for decoration. Or, it may simply be there to balance out the pole... who knows? But according to my friends, it's also to keep the flag from flying off the pole, too.
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Red is on top.
The blue field in the top left corner which holds 50 stars for the 50 US states of America. The rest of the flag are 13 red and white stripes (7 red, 6 white) representing the original 13 colonies of Britain on the East Coast. The blue field with the 50 stars is called the "canton" or the "union." The "field" is what contains the stripes. The "fly" is the length of the flag (left to right). The "hoist" of the flag is the height of the flag on the side that it is attached to a pole or a halyard for raising and lowering.
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The imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England is called Prime Meridian. Lines of Latitude encircle the globe horizantally (with the north pole at the top) Lines of Longitude are the vertical lines (with the north pole ar the top)
The Wisconsin state flag is a background of blue with the state coat of arms. There is a sailor and a miner holding a shield. On the top is the state motto "Forward". Below it is a badger which is the state animal. It has 1848 on it which is the year that Wisconsin became a state.