Maine (U.S.)

State of Maine

Last modified: 2004-12-30 by rick wyatt
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Official Maine State Flag on Land since 1909
by Dave Martucci, 6 September 1996

• Official Flag of the State of Maine
• Maine Flag as Commonly Used
• Maine Coat of Arms
• Governor's Flag
• Maine Merchant and Marine Flag
• Former Flags of Maine
• Earliest State of Maine Militia Flag
• State Military Crest

See also:

• Augusta
• Portland
• Rumford
• Washington
• Wiscasset
• Maine municipalities with incomplete flag information
• Yacht Clubs
• Madawaska (Canada - USA)
• Maine State Seal, Arms, Flag Laws
• United States of America
• States of the United States
• French communities in Maine
• Maine Democratic Party

In 1820, two stars were added, representing Alabama and Maine, bringing the total number of stars on the U.S. flag to 23. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.

On February 23rd, 1909, the 74th Maine Legislature passed the following law:

Section 1. The flag to be known as the official flag of the State of Maine shall be of blue, same color as the blue field in the flag of the United States, and of the following dimensions and design; to wit, the length, or height, of the staff to be nine feet including brass spear-head and ferrule; the fly of said flag to be five feet six inches, and to be four feet four inches on the staff; in the center of the flag there shall be embroidered in silk the same on both sides of the flag, the coat of arms of the State of Maine, in proportionate size; the edges to be trimmed with knotted fringe of yellow silk, two and one-half inches wide; a cord, with tassels, to be attached to the staff at the spearhead, to be eight feet six inches long and composed of white and blue strands.

Section 2. The flag of the State of Maine to be carried by the regiments of the National Guard of Maine shall be the same as the flag described in the first section of this Act, with the addition of two scrolls in red, one above and one below the coat of arms of the State; in the upper scroll the inscription '___ Regiment Infantry,' and in the lower scroll the inscription 'National Guard State of Maine.'

Section 3. The Adjutant General of the State of Maine is hereby directed to provide a flag, in accordance with the description given in the first section of this Act, and keep the same deposited in the office of the Adjutant General, as a model; and for this purpose the sum of two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Section 4.