Walk of Flags explained

The Walk of Flags, or Walk of the Flags, is located in Willson Park, on the Oregon State Capitol grounds, in Salem, Oregon, United States. It features the flags of the U.S. states, displayed in the order in which they were admitted to the Union.

History

The "walk" was dedicated on June 14, 2005, and the nine flags of Oregon's federally recognized Native American tribes were added as a separate display in 2009.[1] [2] These tribes include: Burns Paiute Tribe, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw, Coquille Indian Tribe, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, Klamath Tribes, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.[1]

The Oregon Legislative Assembly voted to remove the flag of Mississippi because of its Confederate emblem in 2016,[3] [4] [5] but it was returned after the state flag was changed in 2021.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walk of Flags. Oregon State Capitol Foundation. September 2, 2017. September 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903072639/http://oregoncapitolfoundation.org/walk-of-flags/. live.
  2. Web site: Richard . Terry . 2013-04-05 . Oregon Capitol in Salem harbors history nuggets, offers climb to statue on top (photo gallery) . 2 September 2017 . . 2017-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031835/http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2013/04/state_capitols_in_salem_olympi.html . live .
  3. Web site: Mississippi flag removed from Oregon Capitol . 2 September 2017 . Statesman Journal . 19 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230919142801/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/local/oregon/2016/03/10/mississippi-flag-removed-oregon-capitol/81610542/ . live .
  4. Web site: Leighton . Michael . 2016-03-15 . Oregon Removes Confederate Emblem . 2 September 2017 . Portland Observer . 2017-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903033141/http://portlandobserver.com/news/2016/mar/15/oregon-removes-confederate-emblem/ . live .
  5. Web site: Mississippi state flag removed from Oregon Capitol display . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903031933/http://www.kptv.com/story/31442495/mississippi-state-flag-removed-from-oregon-capitol-display . 3 September 2017 . 2 September 2017 . KPTV.

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