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HomeAmerican FlagsValley Forge Nylon South Carolina State Flag, measures 3-Foot x 5-Foot |
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Fly the South Carolina flag and celebrate the Palmetto State Mar 24, 2006
By Lawrance M. Bernabo
South Carolina certainly has the simplest design for a state flag of any of the original thirteen colonies. If you know anything about John C. Calhoun, the doctrine of nullification, and prominence of South Carolina in starting the Civil War, it will not surprise you to know that this is the same flag that was its "National banner" when the state seceded from the union on December 20, 1860. However, the design goes back to before the American Revolution, and was first seen on a banner carried by South Carolinians protesting the Stamp Act. That banner had three white crescents on a blue background and a decade later when the South Carolina Revolutionary Council of Safety asked Colonel William Moultrie to design a banner for the colony's troops, he picked a silver crescent moon (i.e., a new moon), on a blue field. The blue was the same color as the uniforms of the soldiers with the silver crescent being the symbol the soldiers wore on the front of their caps.
A century later when South Carolina seceded from the Union the new flag design followed Molutrie's design but added a Palmetto tree, which was centered on the blue field. The Palmetto, South Carolina's state tree, was a potent symbol since it recalled how when the British attacked Sullivan's Island in June of 1776 their cannon balls simply sank into the Palmetto logs of the fort. While other states of the former Confederacy changed the designs of their state flags following the end of the Civil War, South Carolina remains an obvious exception to this trend, which is not all that surprising giving the state's history leading up to that conflict.
This is the 3 foot by 5 foot single reverse version of the South Carolina state flag, so be aware you can get it in slightly larger and smaller forms (actually you can get a tiny one for your desk which would be the extremely smaller form). It is made of 100% heavyweight nylon fabric, which makes it extremely durable. It is also specially treated to minimize deterioration because of the sun or chemicals. It features brilliant, fast colors, a strong canvas heading, and a pair of large brass grommets. When it comes to the state flag identifying with the state's nickname, South Carolina has the distinction of coming first in that regard.
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