Home to five Native American tribes (Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole), this area of fertile soils was the heart of the "cotton kingdom" before the Civil War. Alabama, which joined the union as the 22nd state in 1819, is arranged in the southern United States and nicknamed the "Heart of Dixie." In the language of the Creek Indians, "Alabama" in fact means "tribal town." The state enjoys a long and distinguished history.
The Republic of Alabama flag did not fly long. On February 10, 1861, one month after it was adopted, the flag was damaged in a severe storm and was moved to the Governor's office, never to fly over Alabama again.
This banner has regularly been alluded to as the Republic of Alabama Flag. One side of the banner showed the Goddess of Liberty holding in her right hand an unsheathed sword in her right hand; in her left, she held a small blue flag with one gold star. Above the gold star appears the text "ALABAMA". In an arch above this figure were the words "Independent Now and Forever". The reverse side of the flag had a cotton plant with a coiled rattlesnake. The text "Noli Me Tangere" (Latin for "Touch Me Not") was placed below the cotton plant. The flag ceased to exist as the Confederate States of America surrendered to the Union and Alabama joined the union again as a state.
All through the spring of 1863, the Confederate Congress wrangled about the outline for another national banner for the Confederacy. On May 1, both houses consented to a banner comprising of a white field, with a length twice the length of its width, and a square Confederate Battle Flag.
Reminiscent of the Confederate battle flag, it was designated that the crimson bars were not to be less than six inches broad and were to extend diagonally across the flag. Because Act 383 did not specify a particular format, the flag is sometimes depicted as a square and at other times depicted as a rectangle.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Alabama flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Alabama flag for the future.
The Republic of Alabama flag did not fly long. On February 10, 1861, one month after it was adopted, the flag was damaged in a severe storm and was moved to the Governor's office, never to fly over Alabama again.
This banner has regularly been alluded to as the Republic of Alabama Flag. One side of the banner showed the Goddess of Liberty holding in her right hand an unsheathed sword in her right hand; in her left, she held a small blue flag with one gold star. Above the gold star appears the text "ALABAMA". In an arch above this figure were the words "Independent Now and Forever". The reverse side of the flag had a cotton plant with a coiled rattlesnake. The text "Noli Me Tangere" (Latin for "Touch Me Not") was placed below the cotton plant. The flag ceased to exist as the Confederate States of America surrendered to the Union and Alabama joined the union again as a state.
All through the spring of 1863, the Confederate Congress wrangled about the outline for another national banner for the Confederacy. On May 1, both houses consented to a banner comprising of a white field, with a length twice the length of its width, and a square Confederate Battle Flag.
Reminiscent of the Confederate battle flag, it was designated that the crimson bars were not to be less than six inches broad and were to extend diagonally across the flag. Because Act 383 did not specify a particular format, the flag is sometimes depicted as a square and at other times depicted as a rectangle.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Alabama flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Alabama flag for the future.
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