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![[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Flag]](../images/u/us-pa-lr.gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 March 2024
based on
this picture of the flag by Ian Baker,
15 March 2024
- indicates flag is known.
- indicates it is reported that there is no known flag.
Municipal flags in Lawrence County:
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The flag is white and in the center a yellow-edged green map of the county with a central disk showing stylized fields, waters and an ear of wheat.
The flag was the winner of a flag design contest held in 1982 and designed by
Rosemary Ann Marino, a commercial artist from New Castle. The design depicts the
shape of Lawrence County in green and edged with gold off-center on a white
background with the words "Lawrence County, Pennsylvania" emblazoned on the
bottom. The center logo features a shaft of wheat, symbolizing prosperity,
against a background of rolling farmlands on the left and waves of water on the
right.
I sourced this information from articles from the New Castle News
at the time:
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-castle-news-jun-04-1982-p-1
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-castle-news-jan-13-1982-p-1
https://newspaperarchive.com/new-castle-news-jun-16-1982-p-1
I took
this picture of the flag that one of the commissioners showed me at one of our
Anniversary committee meetings.
Ian Baker, 15 March 2024
![[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Flag]](../images/u/us-pa-lr).gif)
image located by Paul Bassinson, 2 March 2019
Source:
http://co.lawrence.pa.us
Paul Bassinson, 2 March 2019
![[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Flag]](../images/u/us-pa-lr175.gif)
image by Ian D. Baker, 15 March
2024
A flag was adopted in honor of the county's 175th anniversary:
https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/
As Lawrence County develops plans for its 175th birthday celebration next
year, it's only fitting it has a logo and a flag to commemorate it. Those were
the sentiments of the county commissioners when they voted Tuesday to approve an
official logo and a flag designed by Little Beaver Township artist Ian D. Baker
to commemorate the occasion. Baker presented his design to the commissioners at
their regular meeting in August and the commissioners decided to sanction it for
the upcoming observances.
Commissioner Brian D. Burick is chairman of a
volunteer committee of citizens from throughout the county which has met three
times so far and is planning many activities in observance of the county being
formed by the state legislature in 1849.
The county's birthday will
officially be observed on March 20, 2024, Burick said. The new flag and logo
each have 27 stars, one for each municipality in the county, he pointed out.
Although the voters approved a referendum this month for a municipal merger of
South New Castle Borough with Shenango Township, that will not become official
until January 2026. Thus, the flag will have 10 stars commemorating the existing
10 boroughs, he said. One star is the City of New Castle and 16 others represent
the number of townships within the county.
The slogan, "Don't give up the
ship," are the last words of Captain James Lawrence during the from the War of
1812 Battle of Lake Erie, when his ship, the USS Chesapeake, was captured.
Oliver Hazard Perry invoked it in his personal battle flag to commemorate the
late Lawrence, who was his friend.
Extracted from
https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news
Valentin Poposki, 7 January
2024
I am the creator of the 175th Anniversary Flag for Lawrence County, PA, which
I have named The "Fireworks and Stripes."
Right now, it has been approved
for the 175th Anniversary of our county. Eventually, I would like to see it
implemented as the official county flag. However, one of our boroughs is going
to merge with a township in 2026, so the plan is to wait until then to campaign
for a new flag with an altered version of the Fireworks and Stripes with 9 outer
stars that I happen to have ready. The timing then couldn't be better as 2026 is
America's 250th birthday and the fact the flag is red, white, and blue with
spangled stars and fireworks would make for an easy sell when everyone
(hopefully) has a renewed appreciation for and motivation to learn more about
American History, much like during the Bicentennial. The flag is supposed to
have the same colors as the American flag.
The design is full of little
details that tell the story of our county's past, present, and future. For more
info, you can visit www.lawrence175.org
Ian Baker, 15 March 2024
![[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania Flag]](../images/u/us-pa-lr2).gif)
image located by Dave Fowler, 20 November 2023
