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Municipalities listed below have been researched for municipal flags, mainly by searching their websites. Commonly U.S. cities use the city seal on a plain field as the city flag, so we have included information about the city seal where no
other flag is known.
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The website at
www.town-of-fairfax.org shows the logo consists of a small stylized redwood
tree entirely in green.
Ron Lahav, 30 September 2004
The webpage at www.ci.fairfield.ca.us
shows a logo consisting of a large green square, with four rectangles, each with
rounded rather than pointed or angular sides. The upper right rectangle contains
a brown mountain, with a light blue sky overhead, stylized blue and white waves
beneath, and a golden sun in the upper right corner. The upper left rectangle
contains a large golden sun in a golden sky. A small group of figures in black,
apparently two adults and a child, are walking along a white road into the
middle distance in the direction of the sun; on either side of the road are
green fields. The lower right rectangle contains an airport terminal building in
brick red with white windows. In a blue sky a jet airliner is seen climbing into
the sky. The lower left rectangle contains a multistory building in brick red
windowed white. Overhead is a bright yellow sky, while the landscaping around
the building is green. In front of the building is a light blue pond, and to the
left of the pond is a tree with a light green crown and a brown trunk.
Ron Lahav, 3 October 2004
While not knowing for sure, I would say that the terminal building and "jet
airliner" represent Travis Air Force Base, on of the primary reasons for
Fairfield's size and importance. The "airliner" could be an Air Force cargo
plane which are frequently seen in the skies over Fairfield. On my screen, the
upper left corner looks more like green and white lines, not blue and white as
reported, under the hill, which would be consistent with the farming associated
with the area around Fairfield. Fairfield was a farming community before the
housing boom with commuters from the Bay Area.
Michael P. Smuda, 4 October 2004
The Fairfield City Clerk informed me that Fairfield does not have a city
flag, but merely flies the S&S and Golden Bear flags on the same flagpole in
front of City Hall. The logo was designed by the Senior Graphic Artist within
the government. It was commissioned by the then mayor to be used on his
letterhead, but the design proved so popular that it came to replace the
existing logo. However, it was never formally adopted by the City Council or put
to a vote; and consequently it would appear that the logo itself has no actual
legal status.
With respect to the actual design of the logo, all that the
clerk was able to provide was that it exists in the shape of four quadrants (her
term). The upper left depicts Twin Sisters Peak in the Suisun Valley, with
agricultural crops below, and represents the importance of agriculture both in
the past and in today's Fairfield. The upper right corner represents family life
in Fairfield and shows the city parks and recreational facilities. The bottom
left corner shows an airplane and represents Travis Air Force Base, which is
located within the city boundaries, and also a large industrial building
representing economic development and work opportunities. The bottom right
corner shows City Hall and the Civic Center park and lake, and represents
government. The slogan 'Heart of Solano County', signifies Fairfield's
geographical location within Solano County and also the fact that it is also the
county seat.
The city also has an official seal, which consists of a
circle with 'some sort of sunburst design' in the center and the name of the
city around the border. Nobody knows anything about this seal; it has apparently
always been in existence as it appears on official documents as early as the
1870s.
The logo exists only in the form of an enameled pin which
city officials, council members, etc, wear.
Ron Lahav, 14 October 2004
The webpage at
www.fresnocog.org/city/city_of_firebaugh.htm shows a seal that exists only
in the form of a black and white line drawing. The outer ring is toothed and
forms a giant cogwheel. At the top of this ring are the words 'CITY OF
FIREBAUGH' in block letters, the word 'OF' being somewhat smaller in size. At
the lower right is the date 1854 and at the lower left the date 1914. The word
'CALIFORNIA' is written at the bottom, also in large block letters. The central
image consists of a sun rising into the sky over a range of hills. In the
foreground a river extends into the far distance, apparently emptying into an
ocean; this is incongruous as Firebaugh is in the center of the San
Joaquin Valley, as far from the ocean as it is possible to get. On either side
of the river are plowed fields, while in the foreground are figures/structures
which I cannot identify.
Ron Lahav, 3 October 2004
A color image of the Folsom City seal is among the many logos shown at
www.the-bus-stops-here.org/district_logos.html.
Ned Smith, 3 October 2004
Named after General Braxton Bragg, one of only six men ever to hold the rank
of full general in the Army of the Confederate States of America. Known as a
martinet and a generally disagreeable person (Allan Nevins, the American
historian of the Civil War, described Bragg as 'an incompetent commander, an
impossible subordinate, and an unpleasant colleague'), Bragg had had a brilliant
record in the Mexican War, and the California city was named after him; it bears
no relationship except for being named after the same person with Fort Bragg,
North Carolina, the major U.S. Army base. General Bragg was once alleged to have
exchanged angry memos with himself as he was acting in a dual capacity as both a
regimental commander and Post Quartermaster. He had been expected to be the
Supremo of all Confederate Forces (he himself used that term), and initially he
was considered superior to Robert E lee in most areas. His basic problem,
militarily speaking (aside from his personality) was that he was essentially a
textbook general, and although both Union and Confederate generals had used the
same text, that of the French military theorist Jomini, Bragg's former
colleagues were prepared to throw away the book when necessary; Bragg never
forgave the Yankees for not playing according to the rules. General Philip
Sheridan, who himself was not one of God's little sunbeams, and who had served
under Bragg in the prewar army, referred to him as 'the meanest, miserablest
bastard I have ever had the misfortune to encounter.'
The seal of Fort Bragg, California, shown on the webpage at
ci.fort-bragg.ca.us, is as
idiosyncratic as the man for whom the town was named after. In a standard
circular format within a blue outer ring are the words 'CITY OF FORT BRAGG' in
white block letters, with the word 'CALIFORNIA' written similarly at the bottom.
All this seems straightforward enough; it is only when we get to the central
image that an air of surrealism creeps in. In the foreground an immense Douglas
fir juts from a broad base to a point touching the bottom of the outer ring.
This tree is in green, and the sky on both sides is light blue. However, in the
lower foreground, in the midst of the foliage, a fish is seen cavorting; it is
white trimmed in blue.
Ron Lahav, 3 October 2004
The website at www.sunnyfortuna.com
shows no municipal heraldry.
Ron Lahav, 11 October 2004
The web page at
www.fountainvalley.org shows the seal in the standard circular format, with
the inner fimbriation in gold and the outer in black. The upper half of the
outer circle is deep blue, with the words 'CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY' in large
silver block letters. The bottom half of the outer circle is black, with the
words 'ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA' in smaller silver block letters. Across the
entire width of the seal the words 'Fountain Valley' are written fesswise in
gold script. The central image is divided; the upper two-thirds consists of a
blue fountain dividing the green field in two. In the middle distance is a range
of dark brown mountains. Overhead there is a pale blue sky with fluffy white
clouds, and some sort of geometric figure in blue in the center. The bottom
third is also in deep blue, with the city motto, 'A NICE PLACE TO LIVE' in small
white block letters. directly below this is some sort of artistic dividing line,
with the date of the city's incorporation, June 13, 1957, written in a similar
font.
Ron Lahav, 11 October 2004
The web page at
www.ci.fullerton.ca.us shows the seal uses the standard circular format,
fimbriated in black throughout. The outer concentric circle has a white
background; on it the top half of the circle contains the words 'CITY OF
FULLERTON' in large black block letters, with the word 'CALIFORNIA' appearing in
somewhat smaller letters in the bottom half. The central image has a gray field;
to the right is a multicolored vertical rectangle, while to the left are two
tall figures in red, blue, and gold robes. Superimposed over the rectangle
is an open book in white with black trim, which also impinges on the figure on
the right of the group. This seal is copyrighted.
Ron Lahav, 11 October 2004
The web page at www.ci.galt.ca.us
shows the logo which consists of a large black circle, broken at the bottom by a
highway road sign which interrupts the arc of the circle. The sign is white with
a black edge, and the words 'City of' written in very small olive lower-case
letters and the word 'GALT' in large black block lettering. Within the circle
the letter 'G' is written in extremely large block lettering. Within this letter
is a sandhill crane in full flight, with wings, neck, and legs extended; the
bird is in shades of gray and black, and its wings penetrate above the letter
itself. To the right of the crane is a water tower, all in very pale
gray, while within the cusp of the letter are several stalks of golden wheat.
Ron Lahav, 11 October 2004
Galt does not have a municipal flag. The design of the municipal logo is
unknown, as is the date of adoption. They have been in use since at least 1996.
The water tower in the logo is the tallest structure in Galt. It is visible for
several miles on clear days and is used as a landmark in aerial navigation. The
Sandhill Crane marks the largest breeding ground for these birds near Galt. The
wheat sheaves represent the importance of agriculture to the city.
Liz Aguire, City Clerk of Galt, 20 October 2004
The website at
www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us shows no civic heraldry.
Ron Lahav, 21 October 2004
The municipal code contains
the detailed description of the city seal.
Michael Smuda, 22 October 2004
The website at
www.ci.grand-terrace.ca.us shows a logo that consists of a photo, apparently
taken through a blue filter, of the Blue Mountains. The contours of the
mountains are outlined in light blue, and extend outside the frame of the photo.
At the top of the photo are the words 'The Blue Mountain City' in small white
lower- case script lettering, while at the bottom the words 'Grand
Terrace' are written in larger lower-case white script. Beneath the photo the
word 'CALIFORNIA' is written in blue in a modern block letter font, with a thin
blue line underneath.
Ron Lahav, 21 October 2004
The website at
www.cityofgrassvalley.com shows the seal in a circular format. The outer
circle is gold edged in gray. At the top of this outer circle are the words
'CITY OF GRASS VALLEY' in large black block letters using an Old West style
font. At each side of this circle is a black five-pointed star, while at the
bottom of the outer circle the words 'NEVADA CO., CALIFORNIA' are written in a
similar font. The central image depicts in the left foreground a miner's cabin
in brown, with a green roof and black windows; there is a gray chimney with a
plume of white smoke curling from it. To the right of the cabin is a river in
full spate, in blue with white wavelets, while to the right of the river is a
light green hillside dotted with dark green trees. In the immediate foreground
is an ochre wagon drawn by two white horses; in the bed of the wagon is an
object covered with what appears to be a gray tarpaulin, while the driver seems
to be wearing a red checked shirt and blue jeans. The whole is covered by a dark
blue sky with an illegible motto at the top of the image; this motto is written
in small white block letters, also using an Old West font; the motto is divided
into two unequal parts by the smoke from the abovementioned chimney.
Ron Lahav, 24 October 2004
The website at
www.ci.greenfield.ca.us shows a very striking circular seal in brown with
green fimbriation at the outer edge and the same in gold at the inner edge. At
the top of the outer circle are the words 'HEART OF THE VALLEY' on red block
letters, with 'CITY OF GREENFIELD' in white block letters at the bottom. The
central image is divided into two equal halves; the upper half consists of two
mountains in gold, while behind them are two additional mountains in brown whose
contours are traced in gold. Above the mountains are three white clouds of
different sizes. The lower half of the central image depicts a winding highway
outlined in white with stylized traffic also in white; this highway curves from
the lower left towards the gold mountains. To the right of the highway is an
orchard in light green, while to the left are four rows of cultivated crops,
also in light green.
Ron Lahav, 24 October 2004
The website at www.ci.guadalupe.ca.us
shows the seal in a very small format, which makes it difficult for me to
distinguish details. It is circular, as usual, with a background color of
white and edged and fimbriated black. The outer circle is very narrow, and
contains at the top the words 'CITY OF GUADALUPE' in black block letters,
while at the bottom the word 'CALIFORNIA' is similarly written. The central
image seems to consist at the left of a mission steeple in pale yellow with a
brown roof; there is a large window framed in black, which seems to show a brown
bell. Immediately to the right of this is some sort of structure flying a
S&S; I cannot determine what this structure might
be, nor can I count the stars in the flag.
Ron Lahav, 24 October 2004
On a page linked from
www.half-moon-bay.ca.us is the city seal of Half Moon Bay, California. Not
only is it very colorful, but it is the first such seal which I have encountered
with the city motto in Spanish rather than English or Latin. Within the standard
circular format the outer concentric circle is white with thin black external
edging, thicker black internal edging, and black fimbriation. At the top of the
seal the city motto is written in black block letters; the motto is 'VIVIR.TRABAJAR.JUGAR',
with black dots before and after the word 'TRABAJAR'. Translated into English,
the motto reads 'TO LIVE.TO WORK.TO PLAY.' At the lower right and lower
left flanks there are two artistic symbols, while at the bottom of the outer
circle the words 'HALF MOON BAY' are written in English in black block letters.
The central image is extremely colorful and vivid: a vermillion sun rises into a
white sky, with two stylized black sea birds at the upper right. The waters of
the bay itself are shown in light blue, with black breakers at the shore. The
left shoreline consists of vermillion cliffs with black grass on their tops,
while in the immediate foreground cultivated fields are shown in black and white
rows. The right foreground shows two trees of different heights, also in black,
while in the center of the bay is an early sailing ship, again in black. As it
is generally believed that Half Moon Bay was first discovered and explored by
Sir Francis Drake, the ship could well be a representation of the 'Golden Hind'.
Ron Lahav, 28 October 2004
The website at www.hanfordchamber.com
shows an interesting seal, circular in format, in black with a white
fimbriation. The outer circle has the words 'CITY OF HANFORD' in gold block
letters at the top and 'CALIFORNIA' similarly written at the bottom. The central
image is divided per fess by a white ribbon outlined in black and cut in at both
ends, with the words 'PLANNING TOMORROW' written in small black block letters on
it. The upper half of the image features eight white and seven golden rays
gyronny, with a black crown superimposed on them. The lower part of the central
image shows a broad golden field, presumably of wheat, in the foreground, with a
red tractor with black wheels in the center of the field. Behind the field is an
industrial skyline in white and black, above which is a pale blue sky.
Ron Lahav, 24 October 2004
A variant of the Hanford, California, municipal seal can be found at the
municipal web site at www.ci.hanford.ca.us.This
version of the city seal differs materially from that found on the
www.hanfordchamber.com site. The two
versions of the seal are both in circular format, but after that the differences
begin to multiply. The version on the municipal site has an outer circle in
blue, with thick black outer edging and thin black fimbriation and also internal
edging. At the top of the outer circle the words 'CITY OF HANFORD' are written
in gold block letters, with the word 'CALIFORNIA' similarly written at the
bottom. At the center of each side of the outer circle are four miniscule golden
dots arranged horizontally. The central image itself shows a very marked
difference from the version depicted on the CoC site; the upper half of the
central image, instead of having solar rays arranged gyronny vermillion and
white as on the CoC version, it has a medium blue background color with seven
rays emerging at different angles from a central point, a gold ribbon indented
at each end and edged in black with the words 'PLANNING TOMORROWS' written in
small blue block letters written horizontally across it. This ribbon divides the
central image fesswise. In the foreground of the upper half of the central image
is a black open crown with a golden interior. That this is not a stylized
representation of a crowned sun can be shown by pointing out that not only do
the seven rays not emerge from it, but also that there is actually a space
between the base of the crown and the gold ribbon. The bottom half of the
central image shows a green field with a few brown lines in the upper right
corner to denote cultivation. In the center of the green field is a black
tractor pulling a similarly colored harrower. Behind them is an industrial
skyline, also in black, and over all is a medium blue sky.
Ron Lahav, 30 October 2004
The website at
www.cityofhawthorne.com shows the municipal logo in a very small format,
which makes it particularly difficult to distinguish its various discrete
elements, particularly within the central image. It consists of a square with
rounded rather than rectangular corners, with an outer square composed in like
manner surrounding the central image. A transverse bar divides the two halves of
the central image per fess. This central image, for its part, also consists of
four smaller squares, each with three rectangular and one rounded corner; I am
unable to distinguish the designs on these internal squares. The outer square is
gold in color and contains at the top in black block letters the words
'HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA', with the city motto, 'CITY OF GOOD NEIGHBORS',
similarly written at the bottom. Across the transverse bar the words
'INCORPORATED 1920' are written in smaller black block letters; I was unable to
read the actual words myself, but I obtained this information from reading the
historical sketch of the city.
Ron Lahav, 31 October 2004
Hawthorne is known as the City of Good Neighbors. The four rectangles represent our community. They are as follows:
The website at
www.cityofhealdsburg.org shows an unusual logo, consisting of a long
horizontal ellipse in black, white, and pale pastels, with a black fimbriation
creating a narrower ellipse encircling the central image. This narrow ellipse is
blank. The large horizontal ellipse is bisected by a large dark green grape leaf
on which is superimposed a white rectangle edged in black, the same containing
the words 'CITY OF HEALDSBURG' in black block letters. The right half of the
central image depicts cultivated land in black with very pale blue rows, with
black trees in the background and overall a pale blue sky with a white cloud.
The left half of the central image depicts a shoreline in pale blue, separated
from a roadway similarly colored by a strip of black ground, again with a pale
blue sky and a white cloud overhead.
Ron Lahav, 31 October 2004
The website at
www.ci.hercules.ca.us/New shows no municipal heraldry as such. However, this
city was founded as a company town by the Hercules Powder Company, the largest
manufacturer of dynamite and gunpowder in the U.S. during much of the 19th and
50th Centuries. A label from one of this company's products, featuring its
eponymous hero, can be seen on the Home page of the web site.
Ron Lahav, 31 October 2004
The website at www.hermosabch.org
shows the municipal seal. On a compass rose in black and white, the compass
points being of differing sizes and filled in with a gray background material,
is a seal in standard circular format. The seal has black outer edging and a
thin gray fimbriation. At the top of the outer circle are the words 'CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH' written in black block letters; the font uses squat, elongated
letters and numbers, and the date '1907' is written in a similar format at the
bottom. The central image is quite complex, consisting as it does of a monogram
of the letters 'H' and 'b', the initial letters of the name of the city. The
letter 'H' is written in upper-case, with the left-hand vertical forming the
stem of the lower-case letter 'b'. The monogram divides the central image into
four quarters, with different symbols in each; however, with the exception of
three stylized waves in the upper right quarter, obviously representing the sea,
I am unable to interpret the other three symbols.
Ron Lahav, 8 November 2004
A slightly bigger image is at
http://www.pbase.com/arlene/image/15326149 and a much bigger, but monochrome
and partly obscured image is at the top of the
www.hermosabch.org page already cited.
Also, from a local newspage
http://easyreader.hermosawave.net/news2001/0208/HBoldtimers0208.asp, "Local
historian John Hales....who designed the city seal, said he used a local cattle
brand registered in 1848 as part of the design, and that brand has marked the
seals of the Hermosa Beach Historical Society and the Hermosa Beach City School
District as well."
Ned Smith, 31 October 2004
The website at www.hesperia.net shows a
logo that consists of a tree (variety unknown) anchored in the base of an
equilateral triangle which in turn is the angle formed by two lines describing
an arc of a circle. The top of the tree protrudes above the circumference of the
arc, and the tree itself has a brown trunk and green crown. The upper part of
this circumference depicts a rosy sunrise peeping above the top of a mountain,
with four thin golden lines extending from the anchoring point of the tree to
the branches themselves. A yellow ribbon stretches across the entire width of
the apex of the larger triangle and contains the word 'HESPERIA' in thin blue
block lettering. The lower triangle is bright blue, and is separated from the
base of the tree trunk by a thin white horizontal line. Within this base the
date '1988' appears in miniscule white numbers.
Ron Lahav, 9 November 2004
This tree is a Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) and is emblematic for
the Mojave Desert, in which Hesperia is located.
Peter R. Wolfe, 9 March 2005
The date 1988 is the year the city was incorporated.
Thomas Powell, 12 May 2006
The website at www.ci.highland.ca.us
shows no civic heraldry.
Ron Lahav, 9 November 2004
The website at
www.hollister.ca.gov/site/index.asp shows a complicated logo in bright blue
and gold, depicting a spire, with the name of the city in bright blue fancy
script beneath, and underneath this two small words in small bright blue block
lettering. The base of the logo is formed by two golden baskets of local
agricultural produce separated by a small white tablet outlined in blue with the
date '1867' written in miniscule blue numbers on it.
Ron Lahav, 9 November 2004
The spire which is the center piece of the logo belongs to the building
occupied by the local Masonic Lodge, or Masonic Temple in American usage. The
structure was erected in 1907, and is thus one of the oldest buildings in
Hollister. The mechanism of the clock antedates the actual clock by about twenty
years; it was purchased second-hand and then installed when the tower was built.
Although the building itself has no municipal connotations, it has been used as
a symbol of the city from the time it was constructed. The logo itself was
designed about 18 years ago by a local committee and was approved and adopted by
Resolution of the City Council at that time. In the logo itself, underneath the
large word 'HOLLISTER' written in an artistic font, are two smaller words which
read 'Hometown, California' and the date of the city's incorporation, 1872, on a
tablet in the center of the framework forming the base of the logo, between the
two cornucopias. Hollister does not have a flag.
Geri Johnston, City Clerk, 15 November 2004
The website at
www.holtville.ca.gov/vitygov.htm shows the seal of Holtville in the standard
circular format, with a wide outer circle in slate blue fimbriated white and
black both internally and externally and with a black external edging. This
outer ring contains the words 'CITY of HOLTVILLE' in both upper and lower case
letters using a Times Roman font. At each side of the outer ring, and descending
down each flank, are five five pointed silver stars, making ten such stars in
all. At the bottom of the outer ring is the date '1908'. The central seal
contains a slate blue sky over brown and umber mountains; beneath these
mountains are rectangular green cultivated fields bisected by blue irrigation
ditches. In the lower right foreground there seems to be a carrot proper, which
apparently is the symbol of Holtville (perhaps reflecting market gardening, a
major form of agriculture practiced locally), while in the lower left foreground
is a Conestoga wagon, commonly known as a covered wagon in white and brown. The
wagon is pulled by a team of two oxen in brown, and there seem to be two small
human figures, one standing beside the left-hand ox while the other appears
seated on the wagon itself.
Ron Lahav, 14 November 2004
The website at
www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us shows a fitting logo for 'Surf City USA'. It
consists of a large white inner circle with a very narrow white outer circle
around it. Radiating from the logo are several faint white circles which appear
on a background of blue, old gold, and gray. The innermost of these radiant
circles is faintly filled in with a dark gray color. The central image is
bisected by a vertical golden surfboard, which does not reach to either the top
or the bottom of the circle. This surfboard itself is bisected by a red vertical
stripe. Superimposed on the surfboard are the words 'Surf City' in upper and
lower case dark blue lettering, while on either side of the board are the
letters 'H' and 'B' respectively.
Ron Lahav, 9 November 2004
A vertical version of this flag is
archived here. Source: unknown.
Valentin Poposki, 25 August 2005
The official website of Huntington Beach shows a completely different flag as
the city flag- blue with a large white and gold emblem. See the photo at
www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/News_Publications/Community_Connection/mar05/flag.jpg
- the photo and accompanying text can be seen in context towards the bottom of
the page at
http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/Residents/News_Publications/Community_Connection/mar05/
where it specifically says "Three flagpoles now stand next to the pier,
featuring the American flag, the POW/MIA flag, the California State flag, and
the City of Huntington Beach flag." I found the photo on a web gallery
which says it was taken in Huntington Beach, but it doesn't say it is the city
flag- see
http://homepage.mac.com/rcgearhart/PhotoGallery/PhotoAlbum5.html.
Right-clicking to check properties reveals the file name as "Surf-City-Flag".
Since Surf City is a nickname for Huntington Beach maybe this is an unofficial
tourism flag.
Ned Smith, 26 August 2005
The website at www.huntingtonpark.org
shows that the municipal heraldry of this city features both standard American
forms as well as a proper heraldic coat of arms in the central image. The seal
itself is in circular format, with a very wide outer ring in old gold containing
the words 'CITY OF HUNTINGTON PARK' in very narrow black block lettering at the
top and 'CALIFORNIA' similarly written at the bottom. The central image is a
properly heraldic coat of arms. On a background divided fesswise light and dark
blue is a shield with a horizontal top and coming to a point at the bottom
fimbriated white and depicting an urban landscape in old gold and blue beneath a
blue and white mountain, the whole surmounted by a blue sky with white clouds.
Above the shield is a bald eagle with wings outstretched facing dexter. The
eagle grasps a golden wheel in its talons; the lower portion of the wheel rests
on the top of the shield. This shield is supported in turn by a golden bear, the
symbol of the state of California, on its right, and by a Native American woman
holding an infant on the left. Beneath the shield is the municipal motto,
written in illegible white lettering upon a brown ribbon, while beneath this are
the words 'INCORPORATED' and an illegible date on a blue field.
Ron Lahav, 9 November 2004
The website at
www.fresnocog.org/city1/city_of_huron.htm shows the seal of Huron. It
is an outline drawing in white on a black square, whose upper corners are
rounded rather than forming perfect right angles. The seal itself is in the
standard circular format, with both outer edging and fimbriation; because it
only appears in a B&W format, it is impossible to speculate on the actual colors
of the emblem. Furthermore, there are no hyperlinks to any of Huron's municipal
officials, so that I am unable to determine what the actual colors of the seal
may be. At the top of the outer circle the words 'City of Huron' are written in
upper and lower case letters, with the word 'California' similarly written at
the bottom of the outer circle. At the lower right and left respectively are two
large dots. The central image depicts a cornucopia disgorging its wealth - this
image extends into the outer ring. Underneath the seal itself are the words
'Incorporated May 3, 1951' in small upper and lower case letters, while at the
bottom of the square and written inside a label are the words 'The Heart of The
Valley' in the same format and style as with the previous inscriptions.
Ron Lahav, 16 November 2004
Continued: California Municipal Symbols I-L
