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image by Jens Pattke, 12 July 2014
- 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 with a narrow gold edge, 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.
image located by Paul Bassinson, 2 March 2019
Source:
http://co.lawrence.pa.us
Paul Bassinson, 2 March 2019
image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 January 2024
A flag was adopted in honor of the county's 175th anniversary:
https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/
County adopts flag,
logo for 175th birthday
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.
www.ncnewsonline.com
Dave Fowler, 20 November 2023
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