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The flag consisted of a red field with a white star in the center. Inscribed above the star was the date May 20, 1775, the controversial date of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. Inscribed below the star in a semi-circular form was the date May 20, 1861, which was the date North Carolina declared it had seceded from the Union. The ...
5 Απρ 2016 · What do the two dates on the North Carolina flag mean? The first date – May 31, 1775 – commemorates the Mecklenburg Resolves, a statement issued by a committee in Charlotte just a few weeks after the opening battles of the American Revolution in Lexington and Concord.
The present North Carolina flag, established on March 9, 1885, is similar to its Civil War-era predecessor; it was designed by General Johnstone Jones, who served in the Confederate army. On one of the ribbons in the current flag is emblazoned “May 20th, 1775.”
Although not the state’s first flag, the current North Carolina state flag has been left largely unchanged over the past 125 years. The flag includes two important dates: May 20, 1775 and April 12, 1776.
The flag ordinance was ratified on June 22, 1861. The flag flew over North Carolina until 1885 when a new model banner was proposed by the state legislature.
20 Μαΐ 2022 · The dates April 12 & May 20 are on the North Carolina state flag. What do they mean? Learn the history of the dates and why one of them is inaccurate.
1 Μαΐ 2023 · The North Carolina state flag features a blue field with a white star and the letters “N” and “C” in gold. The blue and white represent the colors of the Confederate flag, while the star represents the state’s claim to be the “Tar Heel State.” The letters “N” and “C” stand for North Carolina.
