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Kewanee, Illinois (U.S.)

Henry County

image by Masao Okazaki, 13 June 2025
based on photo

Description of the flag

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Description of the flag

The flag of Kewanne was designed for a 1949 Junior Chamber of Commerce contest by Richard Thompson, then a senior at Kewanne High School, and adopted by a city ordinance on June 5, 1950. The original design of the flag included a Christian cross, which was apparently removed before the flag was made. By the early 1990s the flag had largely been forgotten. However, Andy Koehler, a member of the Kewanee post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), found the 1950 city ordinance adopting the flag and 2 copies of the flag. He had 12 copies of the flag made by Martin’s Flag, Co., in Fort Dodge IA, which had made the flag in 1950, and presented them to various local entities, including the VFW and American Legion posts, city hall, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Historical Society.

Article about the flag: https://kewaneevoice.com/kewanee-city-flag-turns-75/?print=print

Photo of 1990s flag in City Council Chamber: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=160533579591340&set=pb.100069040965468.-2207520000&type=3

Photo from article of 1990s flag:https://kewaneevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/city-flag-mikenas-1024x768.jpg

image by Masao Okazaki, 13 June 2025
based on photo

Photo from article of reproduction of 1950 flag:https://kewaneevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/city-flag-wanee-window-1024x768.jpg

image by Masao Okazaki, 13 June 2025

Drawing from article of original flag design with Christian cross:https://kewaneevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/city-flag-changes-1024x768.jpg
Masao Okazaki, 13 June 2025