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Former Director, Flag Research Center, Winchester, Massachusetts. Author of Flags and Arms Across the World and others.
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U.S. state flag consisting of vertical blue, white, and red stripes bearing a flying bald eagle and a blue ribbon above the name of the state.At the beginning of the 20th century, many U.S. states adopted their first official flags. As various chapters had done in a number of other states, the Daughters of the American Revolution took an active role in creating a state flag for Iowa. The organization recommended a white banner bearing a flying bald eagle and a ribbon emblazoned with the state motto (“Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain”), with the name ...(100 of 258 words)

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