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image located by Ethan Dubrow, 16 Novemer 2023
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I found what appears to be a possible flag for the town of Rocky Hill,
Connecticut, just outside the town hall, but I couldn't really make out any
details other than a white, filled-in outline of Connecticut and some sort of
seal in the center. This image is from Google Maps.
I reached out to Town Historian Bob Herron via email on
November 2nd asking about the flag. A day later he said it was a "darn good
question" and reached out to me again last night, this is what he wrote:
I've checked with the
Town Clerk, Town Manager, the Building Department, the historical society, and
knowledgeable people in town. Nobody has any knowledge of the flag. My
conclusion is that the flag is simply a decoration.
The flag has an outline
of the State of Connecticut on a blue field with the town seal in the center.
It's worth noting that the ship on the Town Seal is a frigate. Folklore claims
that the ship is the Minerva, a ship built in Rocky Hill that was the first ship
commissioned by Connecticut in the Revolution when the state had its own navy.
It's not. The Minerva was a two masted brig. In fact two people in the past have
tried to inventory ships built in Rocky Hill. Neither of them found that a
frigate was ever built here.
Ethan Dubrow, 16 November 2023
image located by Ethan Dubrow, 16 November 2023
Seal Source https://twitter.com/rockyhillct/photo
The seal on the flag is simpler. No color gradient, no blue circle. Probably
more like the seal on the wall or the old seal:
https://www.facebook.com/226464284123884/photos
Masao Okazaki,
16 November 2023
image located by Ethan Dubrow, 16 November 2023
Seal Source https://www.rockyhillct.gov/