Birth date of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson corrected a century later
![Benny Benson, of Chignik, creator of the Alaska state flag. Image-Alaska State Library Birth date of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson corrected a century later](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2022-03-11-3-701x556.jpg)
JUNEAU – An inquiry into the family history of Benny Benson, the winner of the 1927 Alaska flag contest and creator of the Alaska flag, has yielded a correction to Alaska history. Contrary to the long-standing belief that Mr. Benson was 13 years old when he won the flag contest, he was in fact 14 […]