Tennessee Lady Volunteers Vols 44" x 28" FLAG..QUALITY! (2024)

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What proportions are on the Tennessee flag? ›

Flag of the General Assembly

The designer chose white for purity, blue to denote respect for Tennessee, red as the traditional color for America; stars to symbolize the state's three Grand Divisions; wheat for agricultural heritage; and the gavel for the power of the people vested in the state's legislative body.

The first confirmed official flag was adopted in 1897. It had diagonal stripes of red-blue-white with the yellow inscription “The Volunteer State” (the state nickname) and the number 16, indicating the order of admission of Tennessee to statehood.

The three stars represent the divisions of Tennessee into middle, east and west. The blue circle is symbolic of the eternal unity of the three sections of the state. A navy blue bar is included to give the flag distinction when hanging limp.

Officially specified in the Law on the National Flag and Other Flags. By law, both 1:2 and 3:5 ratios can be used, but 3:5 is more common.

Typical flag sizes range from 3 feet by 5 feet to 5 feet by 8 feet but can get as large as 20 feet by 38 feet. 3x5 American flag - This flag is the usual size for a flag being flown outside the home. The height of the pole needed is 20 feet.

The lecture will explore how over the course of several decades, Tennessee earned the Volunteer State nickname because of Tennessean's eagerness to step forward to serve in times of war.

The state of Tennessee's motto is “Agriculture and Commerce,” taken from the wording used on the state seal. The motto was officially adopted in 1987 by Public Chapter 402 by the 95th General Assembly.

Tennessee was the sixteenth state to join the United States of America. This flag was used from 1897 until 1905. The flag we know today was adopted in 1905.

The stars represent the three geographically and legally distinct Grand Divisions of Tennessee (i.e. East, Middle, and West Tennessee). The blue circle around the stars represents the unity of those grand divisions. The blue bar at the edge of the flag was just a design consideration.

What was the original name of Tennessee? ›

The earliest known written variant of the name that became Tennessee was recorded by Spanish explorer Captain Juan Pardo when he and his men passed through a Native American village named "Tanasqui" in 1567 while traveling inland from modern-day South Carolina.

In 1971, the Raccoon was adopted as Tennessee's official wild animal. The Raccoon, Procyon lotor, is a furry animal that has a bushy, ringed tail and a band of black hair around its eyes which looks like a mask.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It's official, hot slaw will now be considered a state food in Tennessee. A bill making the vinegary and mustardy dish the first official state food got its final approval on Thursday, Feb. 22.

Tennessee: Banana Pudding

With that fact alone, we feel that this dessert has rightly earned the title of the official state dessert of Tennessee.

In March 2003, the General Assembly enacted chapter 154 of the Public Acts, designating the tomato as the official state fruit of Tennessee. As of 2003, tomatoes were the state's largest fruit crop.

The body of the flag is to be Dark Blue (Pantone 289U). As in the case of the Tennessee State flag, a six inch crimson bar (Pantone 186U) on the end farthest from the halyard relieves the sameness of the blue field and prevents the flag from showing too much blue when hanging limp.

Tennessee has been divided into three sections for a long time. The three grand divisions were first mentioned in the 1835-1836 Acts of Tennessee. But the land has been around a lot longer than that. Each division is based on the landforms it contains.

The arrangement of the three stars shall be such that the centers of no two stars shall be in a line parallel to either the side or end of the flag, but intermediate between same; and the highest star shall be the one nearest the upper confined corner of the flag.

Other flags being displayed may be the same size and flown at the same height, but never higher nor larger than the American flag.