Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Question: What do the different parts of Ohio’s state flag mean?

Answer: John Eisenmann, who originally designed the Ohio burgee, describes the flag this way:

“The triangles formed by the main lines of the flag represent the hills and valleys as typified in the State Seal, and the stripes the roads and waterways.

“The stars, indicating the 13 original states of the Union, are grouped about the circle, which represents the Northwest Territory; and that Ohio was the seventeenth state admitted into the Union is shown by adding four more stars.

“The white circle with its red center, not only represents the initial letter of Ohio, but is suggestive of its being the Buckeye State.”