{"product_id":"tennessee-state-flag","title":"Tennessee State Flag","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e3x5 Tennessee State Flag For Sale\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade with bright, vibrant, and durable\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSolormax\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNylon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 brass grommets \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor\/Outdoor Flag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold by Americans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flag of the State of Tennessee sits on a red field with a stripe of white then blue on the flying side edge. In the center of the flag are 3 white circles on a blue circle surrounded by a white outline. These 3 stars represent the Grand Divisions of the state, East Tennessee, Middle Tennesse, and West Tennessee with the blue circle showing the unity of the 3 Grand Divisions and the white band showing the 3 are bound together as an indissoluble trinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Johnson City attorney serving in the Tennessee National Gaurd, Colonel LeRoy Reeves, designed the flag which was adopted officially on April 17, 1905. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tennesse state flag has been the feature of mistakes by both National Geographic and the United States Postal Service. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USPS had sheet stamps representing each state in 1976. They printed all of the Tennesse Flag stamps upside down as the ignored how the stars are legally required to be displayed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2133\/9559\/files\/upside_down_tennesse_flag_stamp_medium.jpg?v=1526049120\" alt=\"usps stamp of tennesse flag upside down\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn October of 1917, National Geographic reported that the 3 stars on the flag represent Tennesse as being the 3'rd state to join the union after the original 13 colonies. While true that Tennessee was the 16'th state to join the union, this alleged representation of the meaning of the stars was just made up and are completely false. We know this by simply reading what the flags creator, Colonel LeRoy Reeves, wrote on what the symbols of the flag represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2133\/9559\/files\/national_geographic_october_1917_flag_issue_with_tennesse_flag_mistake_medium.jpg?v=1526049399\" alt=\"october 1917 national geographic magazine cover\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two official salutes to the Tennessee flag, both made official in 2006. The first salute:\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThree white stars on a field of blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod keep them strong and ever true\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is with pride and love that we\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalute the Flag of Tennessee.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-written by Lucy Steele Harrison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe second salute to the Tennessee flag:\u003cbr\u003e\"F\u003cem\u003elag of Tennessee, I salute thee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo thee I pledge my allegiance with\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy affection, my service and my life.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ew-ritten by Miss John Bostick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Flagpole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521562235020,"sku":"FLAG-TN","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/5858\/0876\/files\/tennessee-flag1.jpg?v=1772704836","url":"https:\/\/gobekusa.com\/products\/tennessee-state-flag","provider":"GobekUSA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}