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Monument, Colorado (U.S.)

El Paso County

image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 February 2009
Based on: www.ourcommunitynews.org/v8n4.htm

About the flag
Old flag

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About the flag

According to www.townofmonument.net, "The beautiful Town of Monument is located about twenty miles north of Colorado Springs and about fifty miles south of Denver, Colorado. Monument was incorporated June 2, 1879 after many years of settlement by farming pioneers, mostly from Iowa."

The page at www.ourcommunitynews.org/v8n4.htm reports the town now has two flags - the old one which was designed in 1870 (I believe this is typo and should be 1970) and the new one from 2008. The board determined that the old and new flags should be displayed prominently in the new town hall building. The new flag is simple logo on white background. Both flags can be seen on this photo.
Valentin Poposki, 16 December 2008

Photo of the flag, February 2024: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=768974825258251&set=pb.100064372225079.-2207520000&type=3
Masao Okazaki, 12 June 2024

image located by Masao Okazaki, 12 June 2024

Celebratory logo similar to that on flag: https://www.facebook.com/photo

image located by Masao Okazaki, 12 June 2024

Recent seal: https://www.facebook.com/photo
Masao Okazaki, 12 June 2024

Old Flag

image by Eugene Ipavec, 7 February 2009
Based on: www.ourcommunitynews.org/v8n4.htm

This flag was designed by Town Clerk Shirley Mumm and the Monument Homemakers with the aid of Colorado Springs artist Terrence Patterson.

The flag uses colors found in nature. It depicts a silhouette of Monument Rock against Mount Herman. Green is for the green forests, blue for the sky over Monument, and white for the snow. On a golden banner which represents the sunshine, the town’s name and date of incorporation are read. There is a red border, representing the Spanish name for Colorado (painted red). The flag was first hoisted at a ceremony on August 24, 1975.
Daniel Rentería, 21 July 2024