The American, state and University of South Carolina ... of strength that the palmetto tree was added to South Carolina’s flag in 1861. All of this history is incredible and incredibly heavy ...

Early in the morning on April 14, 1861, James Chesnut gave the ... and humbled before the glorious little State of South Carolina.” “Our flag,” recorded Mary Chesnut, “is flying there.” ...

South Carolina lawmakers created the South Carolina State Flag Study Committee in 2018 ... palmetto tree designs dating back all the way to 1861. In the end, they chose a design from Ellen ...

They ranked South Carolina’s as the No. 1 state flag ... for how the Palmetto tree is to appear on the S.C. State Flag.” Citing the 1861 and 1910 legislation, the state agency said ...

COLUMBIA — South Carolina has gone without an official design for the state flag since the ... has a crescent pointing upwards. This flag is seen on letterhead in 1861 and a photo of a flag ...

South Carolinians know the state’s flag is indisputably among the best in the nation. Everyone from graphic designers and Reddit users to the North American Vexillological Association, a group ...