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 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:

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

Districts, Commonwealths and Territories:

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