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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 a dark blue field (background) with the state coat of arms in the center.Until 1820 Maine was a district of Massachusetts, and its early symbols were based on that connection. The pine tree emblem that had been adopted for the Massachusetts naval flag in April 1776 was prominently featured in the coat of arms of Maine when it became a state. Pine trees were important to the early economy of the area because of their use in the shipbuilding industry. A flag design consisting of a pine tree and the North Star on a buff ...(100 of 304 words)

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