A Brief History:
Premise: In order to celebrate a more, perfect Union and the heritage behind building up the United States, we celebrate each and every state in the Union!

When:  From December 7, 1787 — To August 21, 1959.

Where:  Each of the 50 individual states.

Evolution of Each Flag:  Each and every state has their own state flag. The flag represents the people–then, now and into the future, that represent each state, the citizen!.

Traditions: Each state has a unique history and individual story behind the representation of its state. The capital city in each state was also chosen carefully by decisions reached in retrospect to the coordinating state’s individual method of choice. We are so blessed to live in a free country that gives the freedom of each state to make it’s own unique decisions. The flag and capital cities are just a prime example of this freedom.

A Few Facts:

I am sharing a few facts, and more, some trivia, some not trivial. . .

• The United States flog is always on top of the mast assortment!
  
• State flag is next or second.
  
• County, city or other municipality flags are always under the state flag.
• Capital cities are chosen in accordance with each state’s constitutional guidelines.
• Capital cities are home to each state capitol building.
• Each state has an official motto.
• Each state has an official state song, that can and is changed sometimes to suit a more modern time. But some states choose to keep it to the original picks for longer periods of time..
• More. . .
  

Officially Adopted U.S. States in Order with State Songs, Admission Date & Their Flags: 

U.S. States in Order of Admission & Info: 1787 – 1959
State Name Info ♪ State Songs ♫	Admission	Capital	Flag Image
1. Colony of Delaware “Delaware” by Perry Como (Modern), “Our Delaware” Will M. S. Brown (Original)	12/7/1787 (ratified)	Dover
2. Proprietary Province of Pennsylvania (commonwealth) “Allentown” by Billy Joel (Modern), “Pennsylvania” Eddie Khoury & Ronnie Bonner (Original)	12/12/1787 (ratified)	Harrisburg
3. Crown Colony of New Jersey “Jersey Girl” by Bruce Springsteen (Modern), None (Original)	12/18/1787 (ratified)	Trenton
4. Crown Colony of Georgia “Devil Went Down to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels Band (Modern), “Georgia on My Mind” Hoagy Carmichael (Original)	1/2/1788 (ratified)	Atlanta
5. Crown Colony of Connecticut “Connecticut” by Judy Garland (Modern), “Yankee Doodle” (State Anthem of Connecticut) (Original)	1/9/1788 (ratified)	Hartford
6. Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay (commonwealth) “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” by Dropkick Murphys (Modern), “All Hail to Massachusetts” Arthur J. Marsh (Original)	2/6/1788 (ratified)	Boston
7. Proprietary Province of Maryland “Good Morning Baltimore” by the Original Cast of Hairspray (Modern), “Maryland, My Maryland” written by James Ryder Randall (Original)	4/28/1788 (ratified)	Annapolis
8. Crown Colony of South Carolina “South Carolina Low Country” by Josh Turner (Modern), “Carolina! Carolina!” Anne Curtis Burgess (Original)	5/23/1788 (ratified)	Columbia
9. Crown Colony of New Hampshire “New Hampshire” by Sonic Youth (Modern), “Old New Hampshire” Maurice Hoffman (Original)	6/21/1788 (ratified)	Concord
10. Crown Colony and Dominion of Virginia (commonwealth) “Sweet Virginia” by the Rolling Stones (Modern), “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” written by James A. Bland, performed by Ray Charles (retired as official song in 1998) (Original)	6/25/1788 (ratified)	Richmond
11. Crown Colony of New York “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z (featuring Alicia Keys) (Modern), “I Love New York” Steve Karmen (Original)	7/26/1788 (ratified)	Albany
12. Crown Colony of North Carolina “Carolina in My Mind” by James Taylor (Modern), “The Old North State” E.E. Randolph (Original)	11/21/1789 (ratified)	Raleigh
13. Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations “Rhode Island Is Famous for You” by Blossom Dearie (Modern), “Rhode Island, It’s for Me” written by Charlie Hall & Maria Day (Original)	5/29/1790 (ratified)	Providence
14. Vermont Republic “Moonlight in Vermont” by Frank Sinatra (Modern), “These Green Mountains” by Diane Martin (composer) Rita Buglass Gluck (arranger) (Original)	3/4/1791	Montpelier
15. Nine counties of Virginia’s District of Kentucky (commonwealth) “Kentucky Woman” by Neil Diamond (Modern), “My Old Kentucky Home” Stephen Foster (Original)	6/1/1792	Frankfort
16. Southwest Territory of Tennessee “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton (Modern), “My Homeland, Tennessee” written by Roy Lamont Smith (Original)	6/1/1796	Nashville
17. Northwest Territory of Ohio (partial) “Bloodbuzz Ohio” by The National (Modern), “Beautiful Ohio” written by Mary Earl & Ballard MacDonald (Original)	3/1/1803	Columbus
18. Territory of Orleans with the Sabine Free State to become Louisiana “Down Louisiana Way” by George Strait (Modern), “Give Me Louisiana” Doralice Fontane (Original)	4/30/1812	Baton Rouge
19. Indiana Territory “Indiana” by Jon McLaughlin (Modern), “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away” Paul Dresser (Original)	12/11/1816	Indianapolis
20. Mississippi Territory “Mississippi Girl” by Faith Hill (Modern), “Go Mississippi” Houston Davis (Original)	12/10/1817	Jackson
21. Illinois Territory (partial) “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens (Modern), “Illinois” Archibald Johnston (Original)	12/3/1818	Springfield
22. Alabama Territory “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Modern), “Alabama State Song” by Edna Gockel Gussen (Original)	12/14/1819	Montgomery
23. Massachusetts District of Maine “Portland, Maine” by Tim McGraw (Modern), “State of Maine” Roger Vinton Snow (Original)	3/15/1820	Augusta
24. Missouri Territory (partial) “Missouri Waltz” by Glenn Miller (Modern), “Missouri Waltz” melody: John V. Eppel, arranged: Frederic K. Logan (Original)	8/10/1821	Jefferson City
25. Arkansas Territory “Mary Queen of Arkansas” by Bruce Springsteen (Modern), “Arkansas” Eva Ware Barnett (Original)	6/15/1836	Little Rock
26. Michigan Territory “Lose Yourself” by Eminem (Modern), “My Michigan” H. O’Reilly Clint (Original)	1/26/1837	Lansing
27. Florida Territory “Floridays” by Jimmy Buffett (Modern), “Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” Stephen Foster (Original)	3/3/1845	Tallahassee
28. Republic of Texas “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” by George Strait (Modern), “Texas, Our Texas” William J. Marsh (Original)	12/29/1845	Austin
29. Iowa Territory (partial) “Iowa Stubborn” from The Music Man (Modern), “The Song of Iowa” Melchior Franck (Original)	12/28/1846	Des Moines
30. Wisconsin Territory (partial) “Wisconsin” by Bon Iver (Modern), “On, Wisconsin!” by William T. Purdy (Original)	5/29/1848	Madison
31. California (Unorganized territory of the Mexican Cession) (partial) “California Gurls” by Katy Perry (Modern), “I Love You, California” Abraham F. Frankenstein (Original)	9/9/1850	Sacramento
32. Minnesota Territory (partial) “Say Shh” by Atmosphere (Modern), “Hail! Minnesota” Truman Rickard (Original)	5/11/1858	Saint Paul
33. Oregon Territory (partial) “Lumberjack” by Johnny Cash (Modern), “Oregon, My Oregon” Henry Bernard Murtagh (Original)	2/14/1859	Salem
34. Kansas Territory (partial) “Hood Go Crazy” by Tech N9ne (Modern), “Home on the Range” Daniel E. Kelley (Original)	1/29/1861	Topeka
35. West Virginia (50 Trans-Allegheny region counties) “Green Rolling Hills” by Emmylou Harris (Modern), “The West Virginia Hills” written by Ellen Ruddell King, music & chorus by Henry Everett Engle (Original)	6/20/1863	Charleston
36. Nevada Territory “Viva Las Vegas” by Elvis Presley (Modern), “Home Means Nevada” written by Bertha Rafetto (Original)	10/31/1864	Carson City
37. Nebraska Territory “You and I” by Lady Gaga (Modern), “Beautiful Nebraska” Jim Fras (Original)	3/1/1867	Lincoln
38. Colorado Territory “Rocky Mountain High” by John Denver (Modern), “Where the Columbines Grow” A.J. Fynn (Original)	8/1/1876	Denver
39. Dakota Territory (North Dakota) “I Got a Gal I Love in North and South Dakota” by Frank Sinatra (Modern), “North Dakota Hymn” C. S. Putman (Original)	11/2/1889	Bismarck
40. Dakota Territory (South Dakota) “South Dakota Morning” by the Bee Gees (Modern), “Hail, South Dakota!” DeeCort Hammitt (Original)	11/2/1889	Pierre
41. Montana Territory “Montana Song” by Hank Williams Jr. (Modern), “Montana” Joseph E. Howard (Original)	11/8/1889	Helena
42. Washington Territory “Posse on Broadway” by Sir Mix-a-Lot (Modern), “Washington, My Home” by Stuart Churchill (arranger) & Helen Davis (Original)	11/11/1889	Olympia
43. Idaho Territory “Private Idaho” by the B-52’s (Modern), “Here We Have Idaho” Sallie Hume Douglas (Original)	7/3/1890	Boise
44. Wyoming Territory “Song of Wyoming” by John Denver (Modern), “Wyoming” by George Edwin Knapp (Original)	7/10/1890	Cheyenne
45. Utah Territory “The Beehive State” by Randy Newman (Modern), “Utah…This Is the Place” written by Sam and Gary Francis (Original)	1/4/1896	Salt Lake City
46. Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory “Oklahoma Sky” by Miranda Lambert (Modern), “Oklahoma” Richard Rodgers (Original)	11/16/1907	Oklahoma City
47. New Mexico Territory “South of Santa Fe” by Brooks & Dunn (Modern), “O Fair New Mexico” written by Elizabeth Garrett (Original)	1/6/1912	Santa Fe
48. Arizona Territory “Take It Easy” by the Eagles (Modern), “Arizona March Song” Maurice Blumenthal (Original)	2/14/1912	Phoenix
49. Territory of Alaska “Road to Alaska” by the Bee Gees (Modern), “Alaska’s Flag” Elinor Dusenbury (Original)	1/3/1959	Juneau
50. Territory of Hawaii “Happy Hawaii” by ABBA (Modern), “Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī” Henri Berger (Original)	8/21/1959	Honolulu

Compilation of All State Songs – All on One Video: