The California state flag that we know today was not adopted by the state legislature until 1953, but how did a bear, a red star and the words “California Republic” find themselves on the ...

When California adopted an official state flag in 1911, they hearkened back to the days of that brief republic of 1846 and chose a modernized rendition of the (mistaken) bear flag design.

But how much do you know about the origins of the state flag — the grizzly bear perched on a patch of green, the red star high on the left, the words “California Republic” below? It’s a ...

The flag consisted of a star and a bear in the upper-left corner with the words California Republic underneath, with a single red stripe along the bottom. Flag of the United States, 1848 In ...

Bear flag: A June 14 Op-Ed about the California flag and the Bear Flag revolt incorrectly referred to U.S. Consul Charles O. Larkin as John Larkin. Ezekiel Merritt’s surname was misspelled Merrit.

The Republic of California was formed and it needed a flag ... an uneven red star, a red line and a crudely drawn animal that in theory was supposed to be a grizzly bear. "These were farmers ...

The casualties of the Bear Flag Revolt amounted to two dead Americans and five or six Mexican supporters. The Republic of California lasted less than a month. On July 9, 1846, the Sonoma garrison ...

A century ago, in 1911, the Bear Flag motif of a grizzly, along with the words "California Republic" and a single star, officially became the state flag. On Sunday, the Native Sons staged the ...

The flag consisted of a star and a bear in the upper-left corner with the words California Republic underneath, with a single red stripe along the bottom. Flag of the United States, 1848 In ...