South Carolina State Flag - Official Design and Symbolism #1908696 (License: Personal Use)

The South Carolina state flag displays a white crescent moon in the upper left corner and a white sabal palmetto tree centered on a field of ultramarine blue. Adopted in 1861, the design honors the defense of Sullivan’s Island during the American Revolutionary War, where the palmetto log fort resisted British cannon fire. The crescent is derived from the uniforms of South Carolina troops in the 1770s.

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