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The Only Flag That Doesn't Fly

Started by Russinator, Jun 08, 2007, 09:10 AM

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Russinator

Between the fields where the flag is planted, there are 9+ miles of flower fields that go all the way to the ocean. The flowers are grown by seed companies. It's a beautiful place, close to Vandenberg AFB. Check out the dimensions of the flag. The Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 pointed Stars, comprised of White Larkspur. Each Star is 24 feet in diameter; each Stripe is 30 feet wide. This Flag is estimated to contain more than 400,000 Larkspur plants, with 4-5 flower stems each, for a total of more than 2 million flowers.
Ocean Ave. in Lompoc, CA! .

Aerial photo courtesy of Bill Morson Soldiers' Prayer  


dcampbell1969

I like it!
Nice post, coming up on the 4th.

dademt

That is cool.  I remember there was someone near Atlantic City that use to do kind of the same thing out of gallon bottles that were colored.  They use to change the patterns from time to time so the pilots had something different to look at.  Unfortunately I don't know if the people still live there as that was over 10 years ago that I was commuting to Stockton.