Brown County, Ohio Flags indoor one for each township

one for each township

Fourteen yellow stars make a ring around the shape

These flags are made of a silk-like verona material and are fastened to a wooden stick with wooden gold ornaments at each end

Because it contained elements of historical significance and county relevance

Brown County, Ohio Flags indoor one for each townshipAs part of the Ohio Sesquicentennial celebration in 1953, the Brown County Historical Society sponsored a flag design contest among the county's fourth grade students. Professor Hodge and his Wilmington College art class chose the winning drawing by Jerry McKenzie and Kenneth Brookbank from the Higginsport School. The field of brown represents the fertile soil and the name Brown County. The yellow circle stands for "O" in Ohio. The stalk of burley