Vermont Flag Status — Is the Flag at Half-Staff Today?
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Who lowers the flag in Vermont
In Vermont, flags are lowered by order of the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. Vermont orders are frequently issued in honour of a single individual with strong local ties, and run until the day of interment rather than for a fixed number of days.
The flag of Vermont
A field of blue carries the state coat of arms: a pine tree centered above a cow and three sheaves of wheat, framed by green mountains under a yellow sky.
Vermont on the American flag
Adopted after the admission of Vermont and Kentucky, this was the only U.S. flag with fifteen stripes as well as fifteen stars. It is the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore in 1814 and inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the national anthem.
Sunrise and sunset in Montpelier
The flag is raised at sunrise and lowered at sunset. Today at the state capital:
How Vermont became a state
Once contested by both New York and New Hampshire, Vermont declared itself an independent republic in 1777 — its constitution was the first in North America to ban adult slavery. It joined the Union on March 4, 1791 as the first state added after the original thirteen.
Admitted March 4, 1791 — the 14th state.
Vermont at a glance
Did you know
- Vermont produces more maple syrup than any other state.
- Montpelier is the smallest state capital in the U.S. by population.
- Vermont was once an independent republic for 14 years.
- The state has no billboard advertising along its highways.
Born or raised here: Chester A. Arthur (21st President; Fairfield) · Calvin Coolidge (30th President; Plymouth Notch) · John Deere (inventor of the steel plow; Rutland) · Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter-day Saint movement; Sharon) · Bernie Sanders (longtime senator; Burlington)
Vermont in the American Record
Moments from the daily edition that happened in Vermont.
Official source
Orders are announced by the Governor’s office.
Common questions.
Is the flag at half-staff in Vermont today?+
The status above answers that for today. A national half-staff order applies in Vermont as it does everywhere else; the Governor can also lower flags within the state independently.
Who orders flags to half-staff in Vermont?+
In Vermont, flags are lowered by order of the Governor and announced through the Governor’s office. Vermont orders are frequently issued in honour of a single individual with strong local ties, and run until the day of interment rather than for a fixed number of days.
Does a county order mean the whole of Vermont lowers its flags?+
No. A county or single-facility order (the State Capitol, for instance) applies only where it says it does. This page shows those separately from the statewide status precisely so the two are never confused — if the status above reads full-staff, Vermont has no statewide order in effect regardless of any local one.
When should the flag be raised and lowered in Vermont?+
The flag flies from sunrise to sunset. Today at the state capital, Montpelier, those times are shown above. On the final day of a half-staff order that runs "until sunset", the flag returns to full height at the local sunset — which is why the West Coast stays lowered a few hours after the East.
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