History of the Arkansas State Flag

Order of States’ Admission

Order of States' Admission

History of the flag	Desecration
Pledge to the State Flag	Display with Other Flags
Flag Designer	During Mourning Periods
Description of Care	Use on Boats
Retirement Ceremony	County Formation Dates
Proper Display	Order of States' Admission
Story of the Flag

Order	State	Date
1.	Delaware	Dec. 7, 1787
2.	Pennsylvania	Dec 12, 1787
3.	New Jersey	Dec. 18, 1787
4.	Georgia	Jan. 2, 1788
5.	Connecticut	Jan. 9, 1788
6.	Massachusetts	Feb.6, 1788
7.	Maryland	Apr. 28, 1788
8.	South Carolina	May 23, 1788
9.	New Hampshire	June 21, 1788
10.	Virginia	June 25, 1788
11.	New York	July 26, 1788
12.	North Carolina	Nov. 21, 1789
13.	Rhode Island	May 29, 1790
14.	Vermont	Mar. 4, 1791
15.	Kentucky	June 1, 1792
16.	Tennessee	June 1, 1796
17.	Ohio	Mar. 1, 1803
18.	Louisiana	Apr. 30, 1812
19.	Indiana	Dec. 11, 1816
20.	Mississippi	Dec. 10, 1817
21.	Illinois	Dec. 3, 1818
22.	Alabama	Dec. 14, 1819
23.	Maine	Mar. 15, 1820
24.	Missouri	Aug. 10, 1821
25.	Arkansas	June 15, 1836
26.	Michigan	Jan. 26, 1837
27.	Florida	Mar. 3, 1845
28.	Texas	Dec. 29, 1845
29.	Iowa	Dec. 28, 1846
30.	Wisconsin	May 29, 1848
31.	California	Sept. 9, 1850
32.	Minnesota	May 11, 1858
33.	Oregon	Feb. 14, 1859
34.	Kansas	Jan. 29, 1861
35.	West Virginia	June 20, 1863
36.	Nevada	Oct. 31, 1864
37.	Nebraska	Mar. 1, 1867
38.	Colorado	Aug. 1, 1876
39.	North Dakota	Nov. 2, 1889
40.	South Dakota	Nov. 2, 1889
41.	Montana	Nov. 8, 1889
42.	Washington	Nov. 11, 1889
43.	Idaho	July 3, 1890
44.	Wyoming	July 10, 1890
45.	Utah	Jan. 4, 1896
46.	Oklahoma	Nov. 16, 1907
47.	New Mexico	Jan. 6, 1912
48.	Arizona	Feb. 14, 1912
49.	Alaska	Jan. 3, 1959
50.	Hawaii	Aug. 21, 1959