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image by Masao Okazaki, 28 June 2019
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Article about the flag:
https://www.germantownpulse.net/single-post/2016/09/20/Clarksburg-Raises-Town-Flag-on-Historic-Site
https://patch.com/maryland/germantown/clarksburg-reveals-its-new-flag-heritage-day-0
Clarksburg Raises Town Flag on Historic Site
September 20, 2016 by
Kevin O’Rourke
Clarksburg is one of the oldest towns in Montgomery
County. According to the Clarksburg Historical Society, the town began as a
crossroads of Native American trails in 1752. The first post office in
Clarksburg opened some years later in the 1780s, and 264 years later the town of
Clarksburg is thriving under its own flag, which proudly flies over the most
historically significant land in town, the site of Dowden’s Ordinary, which is
at the corner of Frederick Road and Stringtown Road.
The flag was
designed by Shaneea Peek, and was selected from numerous entries after the
Clarksburg Chamber of Commerce held a flag design contest in 2015, which was
overseen by the Clarks. The ceremony was held last Thursday, Sept. 15 at the
park which marks the location where Dowden’s Ordinary, which was what taverns or
inns were known as back in the 1700s. The original “ordinary” was built on the
site in 1753 as a stop for travelers on between Georgetown and Frederick. In
colonial times Frederick Road was one of the few roads that ran west towards the
mountains. The site was home to many significant events in the America’s early
history – Michael Dowden, the inn’s owner, was the catalyst for the Repudiation
Act of 1765. The tavern was a regular meeting place for the local Sons of
Liberty who met during the revolutionary war, and Dowden’s Ordinary is the only
known French and Indian War site in Montgomery County.
“I wanted the
design to be clean and simplistic, yet capture the true essence of Clarksburg,”
said Peek about her flag. “I found the Maryland State Flag to be an obvious and
necessary inclusion in the design because what better city to represent Maryland
than Clarksburg. Clarksburg was, and continues to be, a city that thrives on the
idea of diverse community harmoniously living, working shopping and thriving
together. The tree in my design represents the community, life and continued
growth of Clarksburg. The silhouette of the building is Dowden’s Ordinary, one
of the most historical sites in Clarksburg. With Dowden’s Ordinary being
captured on the flag we will forever remember the historic moments which took
place in our city. My design is a blend of traditional and contemporary, which I
believe is the true embodiment of Clarksburg — past, present, and future.”
Masao Okazaki, 28 June 2019