The flag of Worcester, Massachusetts, is the city's seal on a green background.
Symbolism[]
Worcester is the geographic center of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and often referred to as “The Heart of the Commonwealth”. This motto was first noted on 4 October 1831, on the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Worcester County, of which Worcester is the county seat. During the celebrations, Levi Lincoln, Worcester’s first mayor and a former governor of Massachusetts, paid tribute to Chief Justice Isaac Parker of the Supreme Court, who had just died. Mr. Lincoln stated: It was the wish of his heart that the county of Worcester should remain one and indivisible. Whatever changes may in evil times await it, in honoring his virtues there will be no division in the ‘Heart of the Commonwealth’.
2004 NAVA survey[]
The flag scored 4.02 / 77th out of 150 on the 2004 NAVA City Flag Survey, behind Mobile, and ahead of San Jose.
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