Links of Interest
- The Seamstress that sewed the "Stars
and Stripes" was a Scots-American named Betsy Ross
- The First Time the "Stars and
Strips" was recognized by a foreign power was by France, when John Paul
Jones, a Scot and the father of the U.S. Navy raised it on his ship the
U.S.S. Ranger.
- The First Time the "Stars and
Stripes" was raised in outer space was by a Scots-American, Neil
Armstrong (who by the way also had the Armstrong Tartan with him).
- Nine of the Governors of the
original thirteen colunies were of Scottish descent.
- A Scot, named MacGregor was the
navigator on Columbus' voyage to the New World. (Does this mean that a
Scot, acutally discovered America?)
- Over half the signers of the
Declaration of Independence were Scottish or of Scottish descent.
- Our Declaration of Independence was
modeled after the Declaration of Arbroath which was signed on April 6,
1320.
- Many leaders in our history such as
Patrick Henry, Gen. Hugh Mercer, a survivor of the Battle of Culloden
hero of the American Revolution, President Woodrow Wilson, Alexander
Graham Bell, and William Clark were of Scottish descent.
- Nearly three fourths of our
presidents are of the Scottish descent. President Woodrow Wilson said,
"Every line of strength in American history is a line colored with
Scottish blood."
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| The Official Iowa
Tartan |
The Official Iowa
Dress Tartan |
Shown above are the
Iowa Tartans, designed by Mark Osweiler, approved by the chapters of the
Scottish Heritage Society of Iowa (SHSI). Approved in the Iowa State
Legislature on Tartan Day, April 6, 2004. The Scottish Tartan Council
approved and registered the Iowa Tartan as "official" on September 30th,
2004. The colors seen are symbolic of our state. Yellow for corn & the
State bird, green for corn & grass, brown for the earth, red for barns &
the State flower, white for snow, blue for water & sky. For further
information about our State Tartan or how to purchase contact www.haggis-iowa.com.
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