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HomePatriotic Household ProductsValley Forge Nylon Wisconsin State Flag, measures 3-Foot x 5-Foot |
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The state flag of Wisconsin for citizens of the Badger State Dec 11, 2005
By Lawrance M. Bernabo
For a second it struck me as a bit strange that the state flag of Wisconsin is blue because when I think Wisconsin I think red because of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. My son graduates from there next week and you can never have too many t-shirts and the ones from Wisconsin tend to be red. But then I remembered that the football stadium on campus is called Camp Randall because it is built on the site of a military camp of the same name. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Governor Alexander W. Randall ordered Major Horace A. Tenney to turn the fairground near the University into a training post for the troops Wisconsin would be sending to preserve the Union. The camp was named for the governor and it was there that the 2nd, 6th and 7th Wisconsin regiments, which would make up the Iron Brigade (along with the 19th Indiana and then later the 24th Michigan and Battery B of the 4th U.S. Artillery), known as the Black Hat Brigade. During the course of the Civil War the 2nd Wisconsin would have a higher percentage of its enrollment killed in action than any other regiment in the United States Army. The key thing here is that once I get to thinking about the Civil War and the Union troops from Wisconsin I am back to thinking about blue instead of red.
During the Civil War the state of Wisconsin had yet to adopt an official state flag, and its regiments wanted something they could fly. So the state legislature formed a joint select committee that adopted a design already being flown by the troops in the field. However, this flag was not officially made the state flag until 1913. The state statute mandates a dark blue field with the state coat of arms centered on each side. Over the top of the shield is the state motto, "Forward," and between that and the shield is the state animal, the badger. The shield in the center shows Wisconsin's support for the United States with a smaller shield with thirteen stars and bars encircled by a belt with the U.S. motto "E Pluribus Unum." The four sections surrounding the smaller shield (clockwise from the upper left) have a plow representing agriculture, a pick axe and shovel for mining, an anchor for navigation, and a arm and hammer for manufacturing. Flanking the shield are a sailor on the left and a miner on the right, which symbolizes the state's citizens working on both water and land. Below the shield there is a cornucopia and pile of lead, which represent farm products and minerals respectively.
I think of Wisconsin as a dairy state, so it is interesting that mining pops up three times, while agriculture and shipping are only represented twice, and manufacturing but once. Several flags have the state coat of arms or state seal on their flags, which makes them look a lot alike (the badger is the only real clue here unless you memorize state mottos in your copious spare time). There were various efforts to distinguish the Wisconsin flag as such, but the legislature ended up taking the same approach as other states and in 1979 it added the name "WISCONSIN" in white upper case letters above the coat of arms and "1848," the date in which Wisconsin was admitted to the Union, below.
When it comes to the size of a flag the 3 foot by 5 foot size is rather standard, but other sizes are available, both larger and smaller, if you so desire or require. This is a single reverse flag is made of 100% heavyweight nylon fabric, which makes it extremely durable. It is also specially treated to minimize deterioration because of the sun or chemicals and features brilliant, fast colors, a strong canvas heading, and a pair of brass grommets if citizens of the Badger State are inclined to fly it from a flagpole.
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