Pittston, Pennsylvania (U.S.)

Luzerne County

Last modified: 2023-09-09 by rick wyatt
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image by David Sigley, 11 August 2023
based on photo

• Description of the flag
• Seal

See also:

• Luzerne County
• Pennsylvania
• County and Municipal Flags of Pennsylvania
• United States of America

Description of the flag

the flag is a blue field with the city seal on it.
Google streetview of the flag: https://www.google.com/maps/
David Sigley, 11 August 2023

Seal

image located by Paul Bassinson, 22 November 2019

Source: http://www.pittstoncity.org
Paul Bassinson, 22 November 2019

Information about the seal's meaning is available on the city's website
Source: https://www.pittstoncity.org/about-pittston-city/pittston-citys-seal/

Top:
Lord William Pitt the Elder, Prime Minister of Great Britain for whom the City of Pittston is named; underneath Lord Pitt is a portion of the Pitt Family Coat of Arms (pelican and anchor)

Flanking the Shield:
Left: A Coal Miner holding a mining pick, representing the anthracite coal mining heritage of the City
Right: A Native American holding a bow, representing the original inhabitants of the area of the city

On the Shield:
Center: A Keystone, the symbol of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Left and Right: Native American tepees
Top: The blockhouse of Fort Pittston, a Revolutionary War era defense for the colonial era settlers of Pittston
Bottom: A coal mining “coal breaker” building symbolic of the anthracite mining heritage of Pittston
Crossed Pickaxes: Also representing the mining heritage

Banner: “Progress” is the City’s motto
David Sigley, 11 August 2023