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The flag of
Kentucky consists of the Commonwealth's seal on a navy blue field,
surrounded by the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky" above and
sprigs of goldenrod, the state flower, below. The flag was
designed by Jesse Cox, an art teacher in Frankfort, Kentucky. The
flag was adopted by the Kentucky General Assembly on March 26,
1918 and finalized in its present form in 1928.
The seal depicts two friends embracing. Popular belief claims that
the buckskin-clad man on the left is Daniel Boone, who was largely
responsible for the exploration of Kentucky, and the man in the
suit on the right is Henry Clay, Kentucky's most famous statesman.
However, the official explanation is that the men represent all
frontiersmen and statesmen, rather than any specific persons. The
state motto: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" circles them. The
motto comes from the lyrics of "The Liberty Song", a patriotic
song from the American Revolution.
Pledge
In 2000, the General Assembly adopted the following pledge of
allegiance to the flag of Kentucky:
“ I pledge allegiance to the Kentucky flag, and to the Sovereign
State for which it stands, one Commonwealth, blessed with
diversity, natural wealth, beauty, and grace from on High." |
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