The forty-five star flag represents the inclusion of Utah to the Union. Utah was admitted on January 4th, 1896, and this flag became official on July 4th, 1896. Presidents Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Teddy Roosevelt served under this flag, and the Spanish-American War was fought under it.
In 1848 Utah became a territory of the United States, and in 1849 its constitution was established as the Mormon State of Deseret. The next year, the State of Deseret applied to become a state, but Congress rejected the application and changed its name to the Utah Territory, which included the entirety of Nevada and portions of Colorado and Wyoming (as a section of the Missouri Compromise). Despite its continued efforts to gain statehood, it remained a territory, partially as a result of the Mormon Church and Utah authorities being openly tolerant of polygamy. In 1890 Utah outlawed the practice, and in 1896 Utah finally became the forty-fifth state. The forty-five star flag was official for 12 years up until July 4th, 1908, when the forty-six star flag became official and began to represent the inclusion of Oklahoma in the Union.
Up until last year July 4th, we took the Relic Home's 45 star flag out of its display case to let it grace the festivities of the day. Because it is a relic, we question that we will fly it again.
The 45-Star flag became the official United States Flag on July 4, 1896. A star was added for the admission of Utah on January 4th, 1896 and was to last for 12 years. The Presidents who served under this flag were: Grover Cleveland (1893-1897), William McKinley (1897-1901), and Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909).
The Spanish - American War was fought under this flag; a conflict between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America that took place from April to August of 1898.
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