page_title: Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
section_title: Death and legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Dixie Cornell Gebhardt / Death and legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Dixie's biography
context_page_description: Dixie Cornell Gebhardt was a state regent and secretary of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Iowa during World War I, and designed the flag for the state of Iowa.
  At the beginning of the war, Iowa had no state flag, and such a flag would have been expected to be carried by regiments from that state. Gebhardt's flag design was chosen from among several submissions by Governor William L. Harding and the Iowa Council on National Defense. It became the official flag of the state in 1921.
context_section_description: Dixie Cornell died at 88 at the Collins Memorial Hospital in Knoxville, Iowa on October 16, 1955.
  In 1956, the Iowa chapters of the DAR presented a portrait of Dixie Gebhardt to be hung in the Governor's mansion.
  A monument at 217 South Second Street honors her contribution to the state.
  In 2015, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad proclaimed March 23–29 as Dixie Cornell Gebhardt Week statewide in anticipation of Iowa Flag Day on March 29. That year the Library of Knoxville partnered with the area Chamber of Commerce to sponsor a community celebration in Gebhardt's honor. The  celebration was held at the Dixie Cornell Gebhardt House and included a flag raising, historical games, a history walk, and open houses for the Marion County Genealogical Society and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
caption: The Dixie Cornell Gebhardt memorial on the Marion County Courthouse square in Knoxville.
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