Flag of Burlington, Vermont
American municipal flag
The flag of Burlington, Vermont, was adopted by the Burlington city council on November 27, 2017, during the mayorship of Miro Weinberger. It is five horizontal, zig-zag stripes of blue, white, green, white, and blue.
History
1990 flag
In 1990, a group of students at Edmunds Middle School, led by eighth grader Cara Wick, designed a 2:3 proportioned flag for Burlington as part of a leadership project. The background of the flag depicts the westward view from the city over Lake Champlain of the Adirondack Mountains in New York and the Four Brother Islands, including Juniper Island. There is a yellow scroll across the top reading "BURLINGTON," below which sits a quartered shield. The first quarter, blue with a white dove, symbolizes peace and the city's sister cities. The second quarter, red with a yellow genie lamp, represents the colleges and universities in Burlington, namely University of Vermont, Champlain College, Burlington College, and Trinity College of Vermont. The third quarter, yellow with several pine trees, represents environmental conservation; pine trees were chosen because it is "the state tree of Vermont," but the state tree is actually the sugar maple. The fourth quarter, blue and white with comedy and tragedy masks, represents the arts." The globe in the center of the shield represents the theme "we are one world;" atop the globe, separating the first and second quarter of the shield, is city hall. The reverse of the flag is a mirror image, except the name "BURLINGTON" is lettered correctly.
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