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Category: Sights  Listing Date: 2015-02-19

Avenue Of Flags

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Come to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota and walk the Avenue of Flags!

The Avenue of Flags

The following text is from a the brochure available in the Information Center (IC) at Mount Rushmore. That brochure does not include images of the flags. You can download this version in PDF format that does include the flag images.

History:
Flags are powerful symbols which remind people of their common heritage, history and ideals. The Avenue of Flags was initially established as part of the celebration of America's Bicentennial at the request of a visitor. The 56 flags represent the 50 states, one district, three territories, and two commonwealths of the United States of America.

Placement:
The flags are arranged in alphabetical order with the A's on the walkway near the concession building and the W's near the Visitor Center/Museum. If you have trouble locating your flag, ask a park ranger for assistance.

Admission of States:

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

Districts, Commonwealths and Territories:

District of Columbia 1790
1. District of Columbia 1790		Guam, Territory 1898
2. Guam, Territory 1898		Puerto Rico, Commonwealth 1898
3. Puerto Rico, Commonwealth 1898
American Samoa, Territory 1900
4. American Samoa, Territory 1900		Virgin Islands, Territory 1917
5. Virgin Islands, Territory 1917		Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth 1976
6. Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth 1976
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