STATE FLAG HATS ARE TRENDING AND FOR A GOOD REASON

Hat Pro Shop not only carries stylish and fashionable hats for the modern wearer, but we also provide a variety of officially licensed American state flags. Each flag has its own unique design, story and history behind it.

For example, the Texas flag is composed of three colors: blue, white and red. It features a big white star in the middle with a single yellow stripe below it. This design was adopted in 1845 as a representation of the United State's victory over Mexico in the war for texas independence. It symbolizes courage, strength and loyalty to the Lone Star Republic.

The California flag is based on the historic Bear Flag which was raised over Sonoma during the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846. The original bear flag had a red background with a grizzly bear in its center. Today's version contains two bears facing each other while embracing a five-pointed star with thirty-one stripes in between them, representing all 31 states that existed at the time of California's statehood.

The Alabama flag is made up of white stars on a crimson cross set against a deep blue background. These symbols represent Alabama’s Confederate past as well as her Union membership in 1865 when she rejoined the Union after seceding from it during the Civil War.

READ ON TO SEE THE HISTORY BEHIND EACH STATE FLAG

Alabama

The flag of Alabama features a crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white background. The cross represents the state's ties to Scotland and the white background symbolizes purity.

Alaska

The flag of Alaska features eight gold stars on a dark blue background. The stars represent the Big Dipper constellation and the North Star, which symbolize Alaska's location in the northern hemisphere.

Arizona

The flag of Arizona features a copper-colored star in the center of a blue field with a red and gold sunburst design radiating from the star. The copper star represents the state's copper mining industry, while the red and gold sunburst design represents the state's desert landscape.

Arkansas

The flag of Arkansas features a blue field with a white diamond in the center. The diamond represents the state's diamond mining industry, while the four blue stars around the diamond represent the states of the Confederacy.

California

The flag of California features a white background with a grizzly bear walking on green grass in the center, a red stripe along the bottom, and a red star in the upper left corner. The bear symbolizes strength, the red stripe represents courage, and the star represents sovereignty.

Colorado

The flag of Colorado features three blue and white stripes with a large red "C" in the center. The "C" stands for Colorado, while the blue and white stripes represent the state's mountains and clear blue skies.

Connecticut

The flag of Connecticut features a white shield with three grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes, on a field of azure blue. The grapevines represent the state's agriculture and the color blue symbolizes the state's location along the Atlantic Ocean.

Delaware

The flag of Delaware features a diamond shape in the center of a colonial blue background. Inside the diamond is the state seal, which features a sheaf of wheat, an ear of corn, and an ox standing on grass, representing agriculture and commerce.

Florida

The flag of Florida features a red saltire (a diagonal cross) on a white background with the state seal in the center. The seal features a Native American Seminole woman, a steamboat, palm trees, and the state motto, "In God We Trust."

Georgia

The flag of Georgia features three red and white stripes with a blue field in the top left corner that contains the state seal. The seal features three pillars representing the state's motto, "Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation," and a banner with the state's name.

Hawaii

The flag of Hawaii features the Union Jack (the flag of the United Kingdom) in the top left corner, a field of eight alternating white, red, and blue stripes, and the state seal in the center. The seal features a shield with eight stripes representing the eight main islands of Hawaii.

Idaho

The flag of Idaho features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a miner and a woman representing agriculture, and a shield with a river, a mountain, and a forest.

Illinois

The flag of Illinois features a white field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a bald eagle holding a banner with the state motto, "State Sovereignty, National Union," and symbols of agriculture, commerce, and industry.

Indiana

The flag of Indiana features a blue field with a gold torch in the center and 19 stars representing Indiana as the 19th state to join the Union.

Iowa

The flag of Iowa features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a bald eagle holding a banner with the state motto, "Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain," and symbols of agriculture, industry, and education.

Kansas

The flag of Kansas features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a sunflower, the state flower, and a landscape with a settler's cabin and a steamboat on a river.

Kentucky

The flag of Kentucky features a navy blue background with the state seal in the center. The seal features two men embracing, a pioneer and a statesman, and the state motto, "United We Stand, Divided We Fall."

Louisiana

The flag of Louisiana features a white pelican with its young in a nest on a blue background. The pelican symbolizes the state's willingness to sacrifice itself for its young, and the blue background represents the state's connection to water.

Maine

The flag of Maine features a blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a moose and a pine tree, symbols of Maine's natural resources, and a North Star, which represents the state's motto, "Dirigo" or "I Direct."

Maryland

The flag of Maryland features four alternating quadrants of black and gold with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a shield with a cross representing the Calvert family and a lion representing the Crossland family, who founded the colony of Maryland.

Massachusetts

The flag of Massachusetts features a white field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a Native American holding a bow and arrow, a white star representing Massachusetts as one of the original 13 colonies, and a blue ribbon with the state motto, "Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem" or "By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under Liberty."

Michigan

The flag of Michigan features a blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a moose and an elk supporting a shield with a depiction of the sun rising over a lake and a peninsula, representing Michigan's geography.

Minnesota

The flag of Minnesota features a navy blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a Native American on horseback, a white pine tree, a farmer, and a steamboat, representing the state's Native American heritage, natural resources, agriculture, and transportation.

Mississippi

The flag of Mississippi features a blue field with the Confederate battle emblem in the top left corner and a red, white, and blue stripe along the bottom. The emblem features a red background with a blue X and 13 white stars representing the 13 states of the Confederacy.

Missouri

The flag of Missouri features three horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue with the state seal in the center. The seal features a bald eagle holding a banner with the state motto, "Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto" or "Let the Welfare of the People Be the Supreme Law," and symbols of Missouri's resources and industries.

Montana

The flag of Montana features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a landscape with a river, mountains, and a sun setting behind them, and symbols of Montana's agriculture, mining, and wildlife.

Nebraska

The flag of Nebraska features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a blacksmith, a settler's cabin, and a steamboat on a river.

Nevada

The flag of Nevada features a blue field with a silver star and the state name above it. Below the star is a wreath of sagebrush, the state flower.

New Hampshire

The flag of New Hampshire features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a ship sailing near a granite cliff, with the state motto, "Live Free or Die," above it.

New Jersey

The flag of New Jersey features a buff-colored field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features three plows representing agriculture, a horse's head representing industry, and a helmet representing the state's status as a founding state.

New Mexico

The flag of New Mexico features a red sun symbol of the Zia people in the center of a yellow field. The sun symbol features four groups of rays, each with four rays, representing the four cardinal directions, seasons, stages of life, and aspects of being.

New York

The flag of New York features a blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a shield with a sailing ship and the state motto, "Excelsior," or "Ever Upward," above it.

North Carolina

The flag of North Carolina features a blue field with a white star and the state letters above it. The star represents the state's status as the first to declare independence from Great Britain, and the letters represent the state's name.

North Dakota

The flag of North Dakota features a blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a bald eagle, a sheaf of wheat, and a branch of the western red chokecherry.

Ohio

The flag of Ohio features a burgee shape with a blue triangle on the left and 13 white stars on a red field on the right. The triangle represents the state's hills and valleys, and the stars represent the 13 original states.

Oklahoma

The flag of Oklahoma features a blue field with a centered Osage Nation buffalo-skin shield decorated with eagle feathers and white crosses, with the state name above and below.

Oregon

The flag of Oregon features a navy blue field with a centered golden disc with a beaver on the front, surrounded by a ring of 33 stars representing the state's admission as the 33rd state.

Pennsylvania

The flag of Pennsylvania features a blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a shield with a plow and a ship, representing agriculture and commerce, and a bald eagle representing the state's allegiance to the United States.

Rhode Island

The flag of Rhode Island features a white field with a centered golden anchor with 13 stars around it, representing the 13 original states.

South Carolina

The flag of South Carolina features a blue field with a centered palmetto tree and a crescent moon. The palmetto tree represents the state's defense of Fort Moultrie against the British in the Revolutionary War, and the crescent moon represents the state's motto, "Animis Opibusque Parati" or "Prepared in Mind and Resources."

South Dakota

The flag of South Dakota features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a landscape with a river, mountains, and a blazing sun, and symbols of South Dakota's agriculture, industry, and history.

Tennessee

The flag of Tennessee features a red field with a centered blue circle with three white stars, representing the three regions of the state: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee.

Texas

The flag of Texas features a blue field with a centered white star, surrounded by a horizontal white stripe on the top and bottom and vertical white stripes on the left and right. The blue field represents loyalty, the white represents purity, and the star represents Texas as an independent republic.

Utah

The flag of Utah features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a beehive, representing industry and hard work, with the state motto, "Industry," above it.

Vermont

The flag of Vermont features a blue field with the state coat of arms in the center. The coat of arms features a green mountain with a pine tree and three sheaves of wheat, representing Vermont's natural beauty and agricultural heritage.

Virginia

The flag of Virginia features a blue field with the state seal in the center. The seal features the goddess Virtus, representing the virtues of the people of Virginia, standing over a defeated tyrant, and surrounded by symbols of Virginia's history, including a ship, a plow, and a spear.

Washington

The flag of Washington features a green field with the state seal in the center. The seal features a portrait of George Washington and other state symbols, including an apple, a salmon, and Mount Rainier.

West Virginia

The flag of West Virginia features a white field with a blue border and the state seal in the center. The seal features a rock containing the date of West Virginia's statehood, with two men representing agriculture and industry, a rifle and a mining pick and shovel, and a banner with the state motto, "Montani Semper Liberi," or "Mountaineers Are Always Free."