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image by Jens Pattke, 21 October 2005
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An explanation about the flag and date are given on the
Google Cache source website:
"WALHALLA — James M. Brown Elementary School ran the new Oconee County flag up
the flagpole Thursday — and it got a salute from the Raven Rock Dancers of
Cherokee, N.C. The traditional Cherokee dancers were part of a presentation of
the first public flying of the new flag that features the new county seal
created in 2003. The flag’s design has the Cherokee symbols for land, water and
the red circle of life. Oconee means land beside the waters, according to some
experts. The five rivers represented on the flag include the Chattooga, Chauga,
Keowee, Seneca and Tugaloo.
[...]
In October 2003, the Cherokee council of 12 members unanimously passed a
resolution approving the design for the flag and seal for Oconee County. Jerry
Wolf, an elder with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation, unveiled the new symbol
during ceremonies at James M. Brown Elementary school in December 2003."
Valentin Poposki, 20 October 2005