Flag of South Carolina

Flag of South Carolina

Construction sheet: Flag of South Carolina
Construction sheet

Description

  • A white palmetto tree and crescent moon on an indigo field
  • The palmetto symbolises Colonel Moultrie's defence of Fort Sullivan (1776) built from palmetto logs
  • Construction: an indigo blue field with a white crescent in the upper-hoist corner and a white palmetto tree centred

Trivia

  • The palmetto represents South Carolina's coastal landscape and strength
  • The crescent represents the crescent-shaped fortification (Fort Sumter)
  • South Carolina adopted this flag in 1861

Flag of South Carolina

A white palmetto tree and crescent moon on an indigo field. The palmetto symbolises Colonel Moultrie's defence of Fort Sullivan (1776) built from palmetto logs.

The palmetto represents South Carolina's coastal landscape and strength. The crescent represents the crescent-shaped fortification (Fort Sumter). South Carolina adopted this flag in 1861.

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