U.S. State Collections

Red, white, and blue got official meanings from the 1782 Great Seal description, not the 1777 flag law.

Nine state flags include bald eagles, from Iowa's flying eagle to Wyoming's tiny seal eagle on the bison.

California's extinct grizzly, Wyoming's bison, Louisiana's pelican, and Oregon's reverse-side beaver show how animals appear on flags.

Only California and Missouri put bears on their state flags: one extinct grizzly dominates the flag, while Missouri's bears sit inside the seal.

Ten state flags include birds: Louisiana's pelican, plus bald eagles in seals, crests, and one flying Iowa tricolor.

Texas, California, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada, Minnesota, and Utah each put one prominent star at the center of their flag story.

Texas uses a full-height blue stripe; Chile uses a blue canton. That one layout difference solves the common flag mix-up.

The U.S. Flag Code recognizes one national flag, not separate peace, civil, or war flags. The vertical-stripe claim is unofficial.

Bear wrestling is a Class B felony in Alabama; the salt-on-tracks death penalty claim misquotes a real railroad law.

Alaska bans same-day airborne hunting, lets villages go dry, and leaves viral moose-and-bear claims unsupported by statute.

Florida's homestead exemption shielded O.J. Simpson's home; the swimsuit singing and Sunday parachute claims lack sources.

Texas informal marriage is real; the six-sex-toys claim is a commercial presumption, not a possession limit.