The dark blue, close to an indigo, matched the uniform Moultrie's troops wore, and the moon shape matched an emblem on their caps. The palmetto tree was added in 1861 when South Carolina ceded ...

It is not a moon, I was told in revolutionary tones. That arc over the breezy palmetto tree that makes our flag more marketable than Elvis is actually the breastplate from a Revolutionary War uniform.

Yet understanding the meanings behind our flag’s color, crescent and palmetto tree help us appreciate the history, culture and values of our state. To do that, let’s start at the beginning.

But the problem most had with the new flag focused on its beloved palmetto tree. The newly designed tree, adapted from a 1910 illustration used in an older version of the state flag, has been ...

The crescent and palm tree on a field of blue flies all over the Palmetto State. Thus, I wondered at the headline about a “new state flag” on the Dec. 29 Post and Courier front page.

They said that there were an endless amount of examples of a potential palmetto tree designs dating back all the way to 1861. In the end, they chose a design from Ellen Heyward Jervey in 1910.

It is not a moon, I was told in revolutionary tones. That arc over the breezy palmetto tree that makes our flag more marketable than Elvis is actually the breastplate from a Revolutionary War uniform.

But the problem most had with the new flag focused on its beloved palmetto tree. The newly designed tree, adapted from a 1910 illustration used in an older version of the state flag, has been ...

A redesigned South Carolina flag was scrapped after residents made fun of its palmetto tree. Andrew Cuomo. By CNN. Published December 31, 2020 10:38 AM ...