North Carolina State Flag 3' X 5' Flag of Vermont with the other two being

with the other two being those of Florida and Mississippi

The 13 stars represent the 13 original British American colonies

white and blue – to white with black

which was the date North Carolina seceded from the Union

The first version of the flag was flown from 1893 until 1957

North Carolina State Flag 3' X 5' Flag of Vermont with the other two beingNorth Carolina did not have an official state flag until the North Carolina state constitutional convention of 1861. During this convention, delegates voted to join the Confederacy. They established a committee to come up with a flag. This flag was ratified by the convention on June 22, 1861. The flag consisted of a red field with a white star in the center. Inscribed above the star was the date May 20, 1775, the controversial date of the Mecklenburg