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Introduced: 9 III I 72
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IN THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL BY BERNARD C. HULM
2 SE,IARD CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 864 A
:3 Relating to the re-naming of IRON
4 MOUNTAIN near the Northwestern shore of
5 Resurrection Bay to BENSON MOUNTAIN in
6 honor of the late Mr. Benny Benson, the
7 designer of Alaska's flag
8 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SEWARD CITY COUNCIL:
9 vJHEREAS early in 1926, Governor George Parks of Alaska was informed by
1 0 Postmaster General New that Territorial Alaska had no flag represented in the
11 Washington, D. C. Capital lietunda; and
1 2 \mEREAS, subsequently, Governor Parks brought this to the attention of
1 :3 Territorial Commissioner of Education, Lester D. Henderson and suggested that it
1 4 would be a fine idea to put on a contest among the Alaskan children for the
1 5 purpose of securing a design for the Territorial flag; and
1 6 ltIHEREAS the American Legion Department Adjutant, Mr. Tom Petrich,
1 7 dispatched this information to all Legion posts in Alaska, who subsequently
18, opened the contest to all schools in Alaska; and
1 9 w~REAS Benny Benson, a Koniag Aleut, and thirteen year old seventh
2 0 grade pupil in the Territorial School at Seward, residing in the Jesse Lee
2 1 Mission Home, turned in the winning design in 1927 among the 142 designs
2 2 submitted from schools allover the Territory; and
2 :3 WHEREAS Benny Benson wrote on his design, tithe blue field is for the
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:2 4 Alaska sky and the For-Get-Me-Not, an Alaska flower. The North Star is for the
2 5 future State of Alaska, the most northerly in the Union. The Dipper is for the
2 6 Great Bear - symbolizing strength; and
2 7 WHEREAS Benny Bensonls simple design was later immortalized in the
2 8 Alaska Flag song by Marie Drake.
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BE IT RESOLVED that it is the will of the Seward City Council to re-
:3 0 name 4,274 foot IRON MOUNTAIN, which is near the Jesse Lee Mission Home which
:3 1 Benny Benson attended, MOUNT BENSON in honor of the late Benny Benson.
:3 2 COPIES of this Resolution shall be transnutted to the Honorable
3 3 William A. Egan, Governor of the State of Alaska; the Honorable Nichael Kennedy,
:3 4 State Geographic Board, State Icluseum, Pouch FM, Juneau, Alaska 99801.
ADOPTED BY THE SEWAFID CITY COUNCIL THIS JJ.!!... DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1972
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