Resolution

The resolution adopting this flag as the official City flag describes it as follows:

"The flag is rectangular in shape, divided into two parts by a line drawn diagonally from the upper right corner to the lower left corner.  The upper portion, next to the staff, is purest white, symbolic of truth and purity.  The lower portion is a bright, clear blue, symbolic of our Blue Ridge Mountains and our clear, running streams.  Upon the white field is a blue figure of "Little Heiskell", guardian symbol of our City, who stands watch over all. Emblazoned upon the field of blue is a white wheel, symbolic of industry and our "Hub City" within which is encircled a white sheaf of wheat, emblematic of agriculture and the fair valley in which we live."

The resolution was adopted on June 30, 1955.

Jane Burhans

The original flag was made by Jane Burhans, wife of long time Mayor Winslow Burhans.  The original flag can be seen on the second floor of City Hall.