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Whitney Smith. U.S. state flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with a white Sabal palmetto in the centre and a white crescent in the upper hoist corner.On September 13, 1775, a blue flag with a white crescent in its upper hoist corner was raised by anti-British forces at a fort in Charleston Harbor.
The flag of South Carolina is a symbol of the U.S. state of South Carolina consisting of a blue field with a white palmetto tree and white crescent. Roots of this design have existed in some form since 1775, being based on one of the first American Revolutionary War flags.
- January 26, 1861 (modifications made on January 28, 1861)
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- A white palmetto tree on an indigo field. The canton contains a white crescent.
- State flag
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Jan 31, 2022 · The dark blue color was chosen for the military uniforms of our Revolutionary patriot soldiers and, from it, for our state flag. The crescent shape came from the symbol worn on South Carolina’s soldier’s caps.
State color: indigo blue – The color indigo blue comes from the uniforms of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment, led by Colonel William Moultrie. The state flag is indigo blue in remembrance of this regiment and the palmetto tree on the flag recalls their successful defense of Charleston using a fort built of palmetto logs .
Aug 1, 2016 · South Carolina’s blue flag with its white crescent moon rising above the white palmetto tree is simple in design but profoundly symbolic of a long history. Born for practicality, South Carolina’s first state flag was a signal device used in the opening days of the Revolutionary War.
Jun 28, 2019 · The Fort Moultrie Flag. The Ft. Moultrie Flag. Col. Moultrie’s chose blue to be the color of the flag so that it would match the color of his soldiers’ uniforms. The crescent, with the word “liberty” written across it, also paid homage to their uniforms: their caps were adorned with silver crescents, along with the words “Liberty or ...
Jan 29, 2021 · On January 28th, 1861, after considering many colorful options, the South Carolina General Assembly officially adopted the following design: “Resolved, that from and after the adoption of these resolutions[,] a national flag, or ensign, of South Carolina shall be blue, with a white palmetto upright in the centre thereof, and a white ...
