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2. Moultrie Flag - Wikipedia

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   The fort was renamed Fort Moultrie, [3] and the flag is sometimes referred to as the Fort Moultrie Flag. It is occasionally rendered with the word liberty separately in white, along the lower center of the flag. In addition to being the basis for South Carolina's flag, it is the flag of Moultrie County, Illinois. [4] The flag was featured on a ...

3. Fort Moultrie - Wikipedia

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   Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan , built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina , as "The Palmetto State".

4. Flag of South Carolina - Wikipedia

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   The Moultrie Flag (also known as the "Liberty Flag") In 1775, Colonel William Moultrie was asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to design a flag for the South Carolina troops to use during the American Revolutionary War. Moultrie's design had the blue of the militia's uniforms and a crescent taken from their cap insignia.

5. Know why SC is nicknamed The Palmetto State? There’s ... - AOL

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   This palmetto tree symbolized the defeat of the British fleet at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island. ... is in the Pledge to the Flag of South Carolina ...

6. South Carolina’s state flag is beloved but has a big flaw ...

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   Those soldiers built their fort with palmetto logs that withstood British Navy cannonballs and became such a symbol of strength that the palmetto tree was added to South Carolina’s flag in 1861.

7. File:Flag of Fort Moultrie, South Carolina.svg - Wikipedia

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   Flag of South Carolina; Fort Moultrie; Indien (1778) Joel Adams; List of flags by color combination; List of flags of the United States; List of flags with English ...

8. How did SC get the Palmetto State nickname? It wasn’t just ...

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   South Carolina is nicknamed after a plant species with historical and demographic significance. How did SC get the Palmetto State nickname? It wasn’t just because there are lots of palmettos

9. William Jasper - Wikipedia

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   The Moultrie flag was raised over the structure, and a 10-hour siege began. Low on ammunition, the 2nd South Carolina Regiment only fired when ships closed in on the fort. The flag, designed by Moultrie himself at the behest of the colonial government, was shot down, and fell to the bottom of the ditch on the outside of the fort.