Montana is the fourth largest U.S. state by area, behind Alaska, Texas, and California, but with an average of just six people per square mile, it is one of the country’s least densely populated states.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806 were the first group of white explorers to cross Montana. Hard on the heels of the expedition arrived the fur trappers and traders. Trappers brought alcohol, disease and a new economic system to native populations. The fur trade was mostly over by the 1840's due to dwindling supplies of beaver, and the loss of popularity of the beaver hat.
In 1865 the provisional legislature adopted a seal for public business, and that same design is used by the state today. It includes a representation of the Rocky Mountains, which are fundamental to the state’s topography and to its name, a derivation of the Latin montana (“mountainousâ€).
Montana newspapers looked upon the blue banner as an unofficial state flag. The idea of an official state flag appealed to many. The Ninth Legislative Assembly reflected that support in 1905 and proclaimed Colonel Kessler's flag official, deleting only the words "1st Montana Infantry, USV. "which appeared above the seal. Under the word "Montana", on a blue field, is the state seal.
The state flag was based on the flag of the First Montana infantry regiment in the Spanish-American War (1898); the original design was dark blue with the state seal (minus its encircling inscription) in the center. The infantry flag had lost its fringe at the fly end, so the law specified that the official state flag should be decorated with fringe at the top and bottom edges only. The flag was adopted in 1905, but many other states adopted similar designs, and the flag became less easily distinguishable. In 1981 the legislature modified the design by adding the word “Montana†above the seal.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Montana flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and inferior to American-made Montana flags, but more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Montana flag for the future.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806 were the first group of white explorers to cross Montana. Hard on the heels of the expedition arrived the fur trappers and traders. Trappers brought alcohol, disease and a new economic system to native populations. The fur trade was mostly over by the 1840's due to dwindling supplies of beaver, and the loss of popularity of the beaver hat.
In 1865 the provisional legislature adopted a seal for public business, and that same design is used by the state today. It includes a representation of the Rocky Mountains, which are fundamental to the state’s topography and to its name, a derivation of the Latin montana (“mountainousâ€).
Montana newspapers looked upon the blue banner as an unofficial state flag. The idea of an official state flag appealed to many. The Ninth Legislative Assembly reflected that support in 1905 and proclaimed Colonel Kessler's flag official, deleting only the words "1st Montana Infantry, USV. "which appeared above the seal. Under the word "Montana", on a blue field, is the state seal.
The state flag was based on the flag of the First Montana infantry regiment in the Spanish-American War (1898); the original design was dark blue with the state seal (minus its encircling inscription) in the center. The infantry flag had lost its fringe at the fly end, so the law specified that the official state flag should be decorated with fringe at the top and bottom edges only. The flag was adopted in 1905, but many other states adopted similar designs, and the flag became less easily distinguishable. In 1981 the legislature modified the design by adding the word “Montana†above the seal.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Montana flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported flags are cheaply made and inferior to American-made Montana flags, but more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Montana flag for the future.
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