The flag of San Diego County is an uneven horizontal tricolor of red on top, white in the middle, and green on the bottom, possibly resembling the colors of the Mexican flag. Placed in the white stripe (the center) is the city’s colored seal.[1]
Symbolism[]
The tricolor is important because of the rich history of the San Diego city. It represents how the colony had been owned by the Spanish, handed over to Mexico, eventually giving the flag these colors to resemble the Mexican flag.[2]
History[]
The county flag was designed by Mrs. Estelle Secor, a former County employee in the Road Department. In 1956, a committee composed of Mr. John Davidson, county purchasing agent Mr. Verne Gehringer, and Director of Parks and Recreation Mr. Cletus Gardner, conducted a study for the design of an official flag for the County. Mr. Gardner wrote in a memo to the Board on February 14, 1957 that “One of the original reasons for this designing was to have an official county flag hanging in the Board Chambers.” The Board formally adopted a drawing of the flag on February 18, 1957.[2]
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