Americans celebrate the history of the national symbol on Flag Day, June 14 of every year.
Flags offer students of all ages a great way to learn about the history and
culture of a region. Vexillology is the study of the design, meaning and origin of flags. Learn more about state and country flags at the following sites:
- FOTW (Flags Of The World)
Offers more then 9,700 pages of information and 17,700 images of flags. The site
also has a collection of links and a bibliography of books on flags.
- World Flag Database
This extensive site has images of hundreds of official country flags.
- United States Flag Page
Virtually everything you need to know about the Stars and Stripes.
- Flag Detective
If you know the design of a flag but not the purpose or country of origin, you
can search this site to solve the mystery. Images are sorted by
prominent design features, such as stripes or symbols.
- State Flags
This site from the University of Oklahoma has images of every state flag.
- GovSpot.com State Government
Click on your state to access state symbols and flag facts.
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