Flag Of Mississippi
The flag of the State of Mississippi was adopted by the U.S. state of Mississippi in 1894, replacing the flag that had been adopted in 1861.
It is the sole remaining U.S. state flag which bears the Confederate battle flag's saltire.
Read more about Flag Of Mississippi: Pledge To The Mississippi State Flag, 1861 Flag, 1894 Flag, 2001 Flag Referendum
Famous quotes containing the words flag and/or mississippi:
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Mississippi: I told you I was no good with a gun.
Bull: The trouble is Doc, Cole was in front of the gun. The safe place is behind Mississippi when he shoots that thing.”
—Leigh Brackett (1915–1978)