The South Carolina Flag

Lilly Claypoole

The South Carolina Flag

By Lilly Claypoole

South Carolina needed a flag to represent their colony

William Moultrie was asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to design a flag.

A palmetto tree was added to Moultrie’s original design after the Battle of Charlestown.

Background Information

The first flag had a blue background to match the soldiers uniforms and a crescent moon to match their caps.

Later the word “Liberty” was added to the flag because the city Charleston was free.

The flag honors soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War.

The Flag

On June 28, 1776 the British Attacked Fort Moultrie. The fort was Made of palmetto logs and the logs Absorbed the cannonballs. A British shell ripped the South Carolina flag down. William Jasper ranOut in front of the firing cannonballs And put the flag back up.

The Battle of Charlestown

The palmetto tree and crescent moon are popular in South Carolina and other southern states.

The University of South Carolina, Clemson, Francis Marion University, The College of Charleston, and the Citadel use the flag in their school colors.

Shirts, belts, shoes, and wallets all can have the state flag on them.

Interesting Facts

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