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In 1585, the first English settlement of North Carolina was on Roanoke Island, but was quickly wiped out. In 1653 another settlement occurred until independence was declared in 1776. The state didn't produce a flag until secession from the Union on May 29, 1861. A wide vertical stripe of red, and an upper horizontal bar of blue was the first flag design, and a white star was on the red vertical with the dates of May 20, 1775 and May 20, 1861. The second date is the date of secession, and the first is supposedly that of the original declaration of independence. In March 1885 the flag was revised when the red and blue were transposed and the vertical stripe was made narrower. The date of 1861 was replaced by that on which state representative were authorized to vote for independence, and the white star appeared between the letters NC.

• Material - Nylon
• Size - 3 x 5 ft.
• Dimension - 9.5 x 6.25 x 1.5 in.