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Year Adopted: 1923.

The flag borne by regiments of the State of Vermont in the Civil War, the Spanish- American War, the Mexican Border service and at the outbreak of World War I, was a flag having the state coat-of-arms on a blue field. A flag of the same design had by custom also been carried as the Governor's flag. Accordingly, No. 3 of the Acts of 1923 approved this design as the official state flag as it is today. (ref; libraries.vermont.gov, sec.state.vt.us)

Both New York and New Hampshire claimed Vermont in the late 1700's. In 1775, the Green Mountain Boys formed to defend the New Hampshire land grants against the New Yorkers. Ethan Allen, one of Vermont's founders, led this army until the British captured him. The Green Mountain Boys became famous for their role in the American Revolution at the battles of Hubbardton and Bennington in 1777. After these battles, the Green Mountain Boys returned home and declared Vermont an independent republic. In 1790, New York consented to the admission of Vermont into the Union (for a payment of $30,000) and stated the New York-Vermont boundary should be the mid-channel of Lake Champlain. In 1791, fourteen years after declaring independence, Vermont became the 14th state, and the first state to join the Union after the original 13 colonies. (ref; sec.vt.us)