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![[flag of City of Julian, California]](../images/u/us-cajul.gif)
image by Masao Okazaki, 29 February 2024
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The flag of Julian was adopted after a contest started in May 2021. Sixteen
proposals were made, the winner being 11-year-old Anju Greene. According to the
designer: "The flag design represents the geography of Julian — the rising sun
or moon over the historical mountains, deserts and golden fields, reflecting on
Lake Cuyamaca...The star represents the clear night skies of Julian and a
wishing star for gold miners.” The flag was hoisted in the Pioneer Park on
September 18.
Masao Okazaki, 29 February 2024
An article by Gilbert Pritchard in Vexillum describes the flag:
Julian, California ... had no single image or symbol that unified the 151-year old town.
In May 2021, I started the Julian flag contest. A total of 16 designs were submitted.
The most common graphic theme among the submissions was Julian's unique natura landscape and remarkable night sky.
The winning flag was designed by Anju Greene, a young local artist. Her design represents the geography and history of Julian.
The dark blue color represents the sky at dusk and dawn, the star being the first star seen at night or the last star seen at dawn. The star also represents Julian's recent acknowledgement as a Dark Sky community. The moon or sun is seen rising over the mountains, desert, meadows, and Lake Cuyamaca, a local water source.
The yellow represents the gold ore mined and mountain meadows.
Even though the flags was not officially adopted by Julian's Community Board, it is serving as the town's de facto flag.
All contest submissions are visible at https://www.instagram.com/julianflagcontest.
The flag was not officially adopted. The last sentence in the Vexillum
article written by Gilbert Pritchrd, states the flag was not adopted by the town
of Julian. Unless it was adopted after this article (June 2022), the flag has
never been adopted.
Masao Okazaki, 1 March 2024
Julian is not a town in a legal sense, rather it is a census-designated
place. There is an informal "town hall" (which functions as the community center
and has its own community board) and that does fly the Julian flag. I've seen it
in person late in 2022 and this can also be seen on Google Maps. Some months
after, I even asked Gilbert where the flag could be purchased in town, and he
responded by saying it could be purchased at the town hall.
Daniel
Rentería, 1 March 2024