History of the Arizona State Flag:
- Current flag was adopted on February 17, 1917
- It was discovered they needed a flag when in 1910 Colonel Charles Wilfred Harris took this rifle team to a competition and they were the only team without a flag
- The 13 rays of sunshine represent the original 13 colonies and symbolizes the Arizona landscape
- The gold star signifies copper production in Arizona, which produces more than any other state in the US
- The red and blue colors on the flag are the same colors as the US flag

