The present United States has the original 13 colonies along the East coast which were the former part of British colonies. These were the self-governed colonies with overall dependence and representation of the British quest for all sorts of administrative control as well as financial and taxation. This situation gradually led to the 1775 Revolutionary War. In 1776, after 1 year of the war, these 13 colonies established a new nation after declaring independence with the name of the United States of America. Later, the US won the war in 1783.

The colonies later created a common constitution. They later made up the provision of individual flags. Then finally the flags of the United States as one.
Some of the interesting facts about the flag of these 13 colonies are listed below:

1. Delaware: Delaware was the first among the original 13 colonies admitted to the union. Delaware adopted an official flag on July 24,1993. The Delaware flag pays homage to the agricultural industry. As already mentioned, it has the official national coat of arms. However, the coat of arms is wheat and corn. Wheat and corn are commonly grown in Delaware. Delaware has a long history of producing wheat and corn, so the official coat of arms includes these two products.
2. Pennsylvania: The official state flag of Pennsylvania was adopted by the state legislature in 1799. The Pennsylvania Coat of Arms, along with the Seal and State Flag, is the official Pennsylvania Coat of Arms and was introduced in 1778. The Pennsylvania flag consists of a blue field featuring the state emblem.
3. New Jersey: New Jersey had adopted an official state flag in 1896. The colors of the state flag, buff and dark blue (Jersey blue), were the colors George Washington chose for the flag of New Jersey`s army regiments during the Revolutionary War.
4. Georgia: The official state flag of Georgia was adopted on January 2, 1788. The flag bears three stripes consisting of redwhitered, featuring a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars encompassing the state’s coat of arms in gold.
5. Connecticut: The official state flag of Connecticut was adopted in 1897. The flag of the state of Connecticut is a white baroque shield with three grapevines, each bearing three bunches of purple grapes on a field of royal blue. The banner below the shield reads “Qui Transtulit Sustinet”, Latin for “He who transplanted sustains”, Connecticut’s state motto.
6. Massachusetts: Massachusetts adopted its official state flag in 1908. The seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony of 1629 showed an Indian and pine trees, and both these symbols have continued to be used up to the present time.
7. Maryland: Maryland adopted an official state flag in 1904. The Maryland flag is described as the perfect state flag with bold colors, interesting designs and the correct coat of arms. This is a flag that shouts “Maryland” a lot. The flag design comes from the heraldic shield of the Culvert family, the colonial owner of Maryland.
8. South Carolina: South Carolina created an unofficial flag in 1775 as per the request for the flag by the Revolutionary War state’s troops. The official flag was adopted during the Civil War in 1861. The South Carolina flag is a symbol of South Carolina, USA, consisting of white palm trees and a white crescent-shaped blue field.
9. New Hampshire: The state flag of New Hampshire was adopted in 1909. The body of the flag is blue. In the center of the flag is the state seal with laurel leaves and the frigate Raleigh surrounded by nine stars. New Hampshire Almanac is edited by the New Hampshire State Library from state law and other sources shown.
10. Virginia: Virginia adopted an official state flag in 1861 at the time of the beginning of the civil war. It has the US state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with a state seal in the center.
11. New York: The state flag of New York was adopted in 1778. The flag consists of a horizontal tricolor of blue, white and orange, with a modified blue version of the Seal of New York City in the center.
12. North Carolina: The first official state flag  was adopted on May 20,1861. The flag has a blue compound with a white star in the center, a golden letter “N” on the left and a golden letter “C” on the right. A circle containing the same star is one-third the width of the star bond.
13. Rhode Island: The first nonmilitary flag was adopted in 1897. The Rhode Island flag has a white field with 13 gold star rings around a gold anchor. Below the anchor is a blue ribbon containing the word “hope.”

State flags and history of US flags.

The origins of the first American flag are uncertain, but most historians agree that Betsy Ross did not design or sew the first American flag. There is no direct evidence to support the claim that she did so. Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, designed a flag with 13 stars and stripes, which he claimed in correspondence was the first American flag. However, there is no definitive evidence to prove that Hopkinson’s flag was actually created or flown.

As for the nickname “Old Glory,” it was indeed given to a large American flag owned by William Driver, a sea captain from Massachusetts, in 1831. The story goes that Driver named the flag “Old Glory” when he saw it unfurled on the mast of his ship during a voyage to China. After retiring to Tennessee, Driver continued to display “Old Glory” on patriotic occasions, even during the Civil War. However, there is no evidence to suggest that the flag survived multiple attempts to defile it during the war.

The flag that currently holds the status of “star-spangled banner” and is displayed in the National Museum of American History is the one that inspired Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the War of 1812. This flag, which measures approximately 30 x 34 feet, was flown over Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the British bombardment of the fort in September 1814. It is one of the most significant symbols of American patriotism and is considered one of the most valuable artifacts in the Smithsonian’s collection.