The Goodwin-Baylor Line flag is based upon a fusion of the old Maine flag with the Kentucky Orphan's Brigade. Since the first Territorial Governor is debatable.
On August 1, 1861 John Robert Baylor became the first Territorial Governor of Arizona as recognized by the Confederacy. And carved out a south bound Arizona out of New Mexico Territory such that Arizona would have hogged the border with Mexico, spanning the distance from Southern California to West Texas.
However in 1863 the Union government divided New Mexico Territory along the 107th meridian. In the northern, and subsequently official case, John Noble Goodwin became the 1st official governor of Arizona Territory on December 29, 1863.
Since Goodwin was born in Maine, we have to old Maine flag that had a pine tree. Since Baylor was from Kentucky and fought for the Confederacy a few design ques were taken from the Orphan's Brigade of Kentucky.
As one reckons with a proper orientation of map to flag, the blue quadrants are where the Union and Confederacy agreed that this area would become Arizona and New Mexico, but along the buff areas are where they didn't see eye to eye.
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