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In 1896, a star was added, representing Utah, bringing the total number of stars on the U.S. flag to 45. There were thirteen stripes representing the thirteen original colonies.
In 2011, Rep. Julie Fisher of Fruit Heights introduced a resolution to correct the state's flag after it was discovered that a mistake had been made in 1922 that lasted for 89 years. The year "1847," according to the 1913 statute, was supposed to be on the flag's shield, not hiding at the bottom or, worse, partially hidden behind it. But every Utah flag since 1922 kept on recreating that mistake.
John Hartvigson a member of NAVA stated that Colonial Flag, a local flag manufacturer and dealer, has just completed making a new 20 by 30 foot Utah flag with its correct historic design to be flown Wednesday, March 9 which now designated flag day.
Esteban Rivera, 10 March 2011
The House Concurrent Resolution to correct the Utah state flag passed both houses of the Utah Legislature this morning. At the signing ceremony held in the Utah State Capitol's Reception Room, the Gold Room, I was introduced as "Utah's Flag Expert." Well, until recently I was Utah's only NAVA member. It sounded nice anyway. Governor Gary Herbert held the flagstaff for me as I changed the fringed flag on display in the Gold Room.
The local ABC affiliate interviewed me and here is the link to their story
John Hartvigson, 16 February 2011
Since yesterday, March 9, 2011, the State of Utah has a new flag.
The change involves a correction of the placement of the date within the shield and changing the color of this shield from blue to white, as it was stipulated by the law.
More about the new flag at Salt Lake Tribune
Chrystian Kretowicz, 10 March 2011
The Utah flag, adopted in 1913, consists of a blue field in which is centered the Great Seal of Utah. The Great Seal consists of a thin gold circle, which encloses the coat of arms. The coat of arms contains of a beehive which has the state motto "INDUSTRY" arced above and the word "UTAH" below, and is flanked by sego lilies, the state flower. Six arrows originate from above "INDUSTRY" and go out past the border of the shield. An eagle is perched on top of the shield, ready to take flight. The shield is flanked by United States flags on both sides, their poles crossed behind the shield, and has "1847", the year of Mormon settlement immediately below, and "1896", the year of statehood further below. For display during special state events and for display at the state capitol and governors mansion, the flag is fringed with gold tassels on the three edges away from the flag pole.
Jeff Luck, 13 January 1997
The seal adopted in 1896 is a product of the time and tells us how Utahns of
that time saw themselves, and perhaps more importantly, how they wanted the rest
of the nation and the world to view them. They took the seal of the Utah
Territory, and placed the device on a shield. The beehive is a symbol evoking
the Provisional State of Deseret, which Congress rejected repeatedly. The
beehive is a meaningful symbol of the pioneer's early existence in the Great
Basin. The settlers were a self-sufficient community producing all their needs
from the local sources as does a bee colony in a hive. In this case the sego
lilies are a native flower from which the bees gathered their sustenance. The
motto industry, together with the hive, represented the hard work required to
survive in what was then a harsh and unfriendly environment. Not just to
survive, but to make “the desert blossom like a rose.” As if they were placing
new hives, settlements were founded and placed up and down the corridor from
Salt Lake north to Canada and south to San Diego. The name Utah, forced on the
settlers since Congress did not like Deseret because of its Mormon origin, is a
Ute Indian word roughly meaning "people who live higher up in the mountains."
The six arrows piercing the shield remembered the six tribes who inhabited
Deseret before the coming of the settlers. Like the boundaries of the
Provisional State of Deseret, the lands of these peoples is not cut out by the
cookie cutter shape that the state of Utah produced when Congress cut off
portions on all sides to create other states while ignoring petitions from the
would be citizens of Deseret. While there were several reasons for Congress'
repeated refusals of petitions for statehood, the fact was that these settlers
were an unpopular minority that Congress did not want to admit on equal ground
with other states. So the years 1847 and 1896 define a period in Utah history
known locally as the struggle for statehood. So, in 1896 when Utah finally
achieved statehood--the placement of the American Eagle and the crossed flags
behind the shield announced to the nation and the world: "Despite all
opposition, we made it, Utah is finally a state." It was for the same reason
that these first citizens of the State of Utah made, at seventy-four by one
hundred and thirty-two feet, what was then the largest flag in the world:
A forty-five star flag U.S. flag with one larger star for the newest state,
Utah.
When a need for a state flag came, they took the central emblem of
the seal and placed it on a blue background. This flag remained unofficial.
Since the designation ring had disappeared, they added the word Utah to the
shield between the year 1847 and the beehive when the first legislation approved
the design of a state flag in 1911. The first flag was embroidered in white on
the blue background. When a flag was needed to present to the Battleship USS
Utah, it was decided to change the white embroidery to full color. The first
example of this color version was made by the Horstmann Company of Philadelphia.
This prototype of the color version of the Utah State flag with its white shield
was adopted by the Utah State Legislature in 1912 and 1913. No other copy
of this first flag was made. The original color version of the flag was
presented to the USS Utah and it did not return to the state. It may have gone
down with the ship when Utah was sunk on December 7, 1941 in the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor. When a second color Utah State flag was made in 1922, on the
unofficial blue and white Utah State flag was available in Salt Lake City. It
had a blue shield that was only outlined by the white embroidery. The
embroiderer left off “1847”, the year of the pioneer's arrival when making the
flag. “1847” is clearly missing in a photograph of the flags presentation
to the governor of Utah. Since that flag still exists, we can see that “1847”
was added to the emblembelow the blue colored shield. The incorrect flag was
used as a pattern for later Utah State flags. I spotted the error in about 1985,
and the Legislature finally asked that the flag's design be corrected when they
passed House Concurrent Resolution 2 (HCR2) in the 2011 session. When we made up
the prototype up for the corrected flag, State officials asked that the colors
of the 1912 flag be used returning to the white shield. Paul Swenson, President
of Colonial Flag Company, had his staff artist produce the design, following my
instructions, of the flag used during the legislative process. He made initial
orders of about two hundred flags using that design and had his sewers produce a
twenty by thirty foot Utah State flag again using the same design. However, as
Swenson examined the first version of the flag, he felt the design, especially
the eagle, could be strengthened. Accordingly, he employed a graphic illustrator
to improve the design within using the colors and design elements meeting the
requirements of HCR2. As in heraldry, various artistic interpretations are
equally valid. The new improved design is now the design being produced and
sold. The initial stock of the prototype design has sold out. Only inexpensive
Chinese prints appear to be available using the prototype design. However, as
both the legislative prototype design and the enhanced version are artistic
interpretations which are both valid and in accordance with the law, Utah State
flags being flown in the Salt Lake area are (1) the old incorrect version
allowed by HCR2 until the existing stock is exhausted (2) a few of the first
corrected design with the weaker eagle, and (3) the enhanced version showing a
bold eagle is currently being ordered by the two largest flag retailers in the
Salt Lake Valley.
Any flag manufacturer who wants to produce another
artistic interpretation, incorporating the colors and correct design, are
certainly free to do so. That seems foolish as the free vector artwork is
available for the enhanced design, and that is the most current design being
sold in Utah.
All this notwithstanding, Flags of the World shows what is
in use. I don't know of anyone in Utah who has asked for a critique or vote of
approval. While some may wish that the Utah State flag had been replaced
altogether, that was not the decision of Utah's Legislature in their
representation of the people of Utah. Some Utahns would, of course, vote for a
change; however, I feel confident a plebiscite of Utah's citizens would retain
the current Utah State flag in its corrected form. Nevertheless, that is a
decision for Utah's government and people. It is, after all, Utah's flag.
We also must remember, those who fly existing flags most often have not
asked for and do not want "experts" to tell them what to do. Whitney [Smith]
discussed this with me, and he emphasized that he feels the role of a
vexillologist is to record flag history and record flags as they are used, and
he was very dismissive of holding contests to redesign existing flags.
John M. Hartvigsen, 6 May 2011
Utah Code
63-13-5. The state flag of Utah shall be a flag of blue field, fringed, with gold borders, with the following device worked in natural colors on the center of the blue field: The center a shield: above the shield and thereon an American eagle with outstretched wings; the top of the shield pierced with six arrows arranged crosswise; upon the shield under the arrows the word "industry," and below the word "Industry" on the center of the shield, a beehive; on each side of the beehive, growing sego lilies; below the beehive and near the bottom of the shield, the word "Utah," and below the word "Utah" and on the bottom of the shield, the figures "1847"; with the appearance of being back of the shield there shall be two American flags on flagstaffs placed crosswise with the flags so draped that they will project beyond each side of the shield, the heads of the flagstaffs appearing in front of the eagle's wings and the bottom of each staff appearing over the
face of the draped flag below the shield and flags and upon the blue field, the figures "1896"; around the entire design, a narrow circle of gold.
Joe McMillan, 21 February 2000
Every March 9 will now be Utah State Flag day with the passage of HB490 Wednesday.
It was also exactly the 100th anniversary of when the Legislature adopted the first state flag. The state also for the first time flew on Wednesday a new version of the state flag outside the Capitol.
"This establishes this day as the anniversary of our flag's adoption, just as [national] Flag Day [June 14] honors Congress' action in 1777 to adopt the Stars and Stripes," said Sen. Mark Madsen, R-Eagle Mountain, Senate sponsor of the bill. The Senate unanimously passed the bill and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for signature.
source: Salt Lake Tribune
Chrystian Kretowicz, 10 March 2011
![[State Seal of Utah]](../images/u/us)ut2.gif)
Image submitted by Pete Loeser, 15 March 2012
Source: pioneer.utah.gov
This is the redesigned Utah State Seal, companion to that used on the State flag.
Pete Loeser, 15 March 2012
![[Flag of Deseret Territory - Utah]](../images/u/us-ut-dt.gif)
image by Jaume Ollé, 4 November 1996
Utah was settled by Mormons and was made a territory in 1847. Since that time, a beehive has been one symbol (among others) used there. In 1851 the territory, under the name of Deseret, petitioned for admission to the union. They would not outlaw polygamy, and were turned down by Congress. Utah was admitted as a State in 1896. This flag was used apparently in 1851; at any rate, it appears in the Bellerophon Books coloring book entitled "American Flags to Color from Washington to Lincoln," which was authenticated by Whitney Smith.
Dave Martucci, 4 November 1996
![[Flag of Deseret Territory - Utah]](../images/u/us-ut-deseret.gif)
There was a giant "Deseret National Flag made in 1851 in the Utah
Territory and flown for several years in Salt Lake City before it wore out.
Since there are no contemporary pictures of the flag, it must be
reconstructed from newspaper accounts. According to the newspaper accounts,
the giant flag was 14 feet by 45 feet. Based on this, the proportions shown on
the children's coloring book published by Bellerophon Books are wrong. Not only are the proportions wrong, but the newspaper accounts
say there is a scroll in the eagle's beak with of the the motto "E pluribus unum" on it.
This more accurate, but still speculative, drawing
is based on the newspaper accounts. The image is from John Hartvigsen.
Pete Loeser, 23 April 2012
Why nine stripes? The newspaper accounts do not say how many stripes.
This is also the case with other early flags in Utah. We know some had less than
thirteen stripes. There is an existing flag of the period with nine stripes.
Some flags had red and white stripes. Some flags had blue and white stripes.
Some had red, white and blue stripes. The newspaper stories did not even specify
the colors. I chose red and white stripes in this case, but it is just my best
guess.
When I drew this reconstructed flag, I chose nine to indicate that
it may have other than 13 stripes. You can't take thirteen stripes for granted.
Nine worked out well to have a number of stripes equaling the hoist measurement
of the canton, which was given as ten feet square, and the rest of the stripes
to equal the overall hoist of the flag.
We are always are quick to
interpret descriptions to fit the usual pattern of the U.S. flag. The coloring
book version of the flag is a good example of this. As you said in your posting,
"Attached is a more accurate, but still speculative, drawing based on the
newspaper accounts."
John M. Hartvigsen, 23 April 2012
