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Bristow, Oklahoma (U.S.)

Creek County

image located by Masao Okazaki, 1 December 2024

The flag

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The flag

On June 26, 2024, Bristow announced a contest, open to city residents, for its first city flag. From among 16 entries, the winner was a flag designed by Josh Harrington, a teacher and coach at Bristow High School, on October 7.

The flag was described by Harrington as follows: The colors purple, white, and gold are not only cognizant of our hometown Purple Pirates, exemplify our past, present, and future. The purple, representing the past, plays on the “Woodland Queen” moniker as purple is most closely associated with regality and status. The white, representing our present, symbolizes the prosperity, peace, and quiet of our community. Finally, the gold, representing our future, is a reminder that our city has grand aspirations and our vision is one of continued success.

The choice for a tricolor of equal proportions and the bouquet of wildflowers is an allusion to the Lebanese flag, the country from which many of this town’s forefathers emigrated. The wildflowers themselves pay homage to Bristow’s annual 5k run that attracts runners from all over the country to compete, as well as the natural beauty all around the town. The circle surrounding these wildflowers is a call to the perennial recurrence of these flowers as well as the cycle of reinvention that keeps our town vibrant. The simple font is similar to the font used in many highway signs in acknowledgment of our many highways that intersect in the town, chief of which, of course, is Route 66.”

News articles
https://www.fox23.com/news/city-of-bristow-officially-has-a-new-flag-after-design-was-chosen-in-citywide-contest/article_68de690c-a633-11ef-adc2-57d3786ba603.html
https://www.bristownews.com/news/city-bristow-has-new-city-flag-first-history

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Masao Okazaki, 1 December 2024