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![[flag of Westport, Connecticut]](../images/u/us-ctwpt.gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 15 November, 2008
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The flag of the Town of Westport, Connecticut, was shown on the municipal website: www.westportct.gov/government/about/westportflag.htm, but it is defunct now, and I wasn't able to save the image in that time. However, I used Google cache to find a small image and text of the flag story.
"Local designer Miggs Burroughs was asked to design the Westport town flag as part of Westport's 150th birthday celebration in 1985. Comedian Rodney Dangerfield had just moved into town and told First Selectman Bill Seiden that he would like to do something for the town. Seiden told Dangerfield about plans for a new flag
and asked if he would fund the production of a few dozen 4' x 6' flags for municipal buildings and for private businesses that might want it. Miggs donated his services and the flags were fabricated. Miggs based his design concept on the river, which is central to Westport's character and its history. Farmers wanted a parish to call their own and formed Westport from the western piece of Fairfield's parish on the east side of the river, and the eastern piece of Norwalk's parish, on the west side of the river. Miggs has stated: "The minuteman has become the symbol for Westport's independent spirit and will forever stand watch over our community. Blue is for the river that flows though the town and its history. Green is for the fertile land on which the town was founded, and the golden sky is symbolic of the wealth of community spirit and
natural resources which makes Westport such a special place."
Valentin Poposki, 15 November 2008
![[seal]](../images/u/us-ctwpt).jpg)
image located by Ethan Dubrow, 26 May 2024
Source: https://www.westportct.gov/about/town-hall/town-history-symbols
Westport Seal:
“The Town Seal depicts Westport as it existed in 1835
looking west over the State Street Bridge (currently known as the Ruth
Steinkraus Cohen Memorial Bridge). It is taken from an illustration in John
Warner Barber’s book, the Connecticut Historical Collections, published in
1836." (Source:
https://www.westportct.gov/about/town-hall/town-history-symbols)
Ethan Dubrow, 26 May 2024
![[logo]](../images/u/us-ctwpt-l.gif)
image located by Ethan Dubrow, 26 May 2024
Source: https://www.westportct.gov/about/town-hall/town-history-symbols
Westport Logo:
“Samantha Cotton, a Westport native and young designer,
along with the Selectman’s Office Website Redevelopment Steering Committee
created the concept for the Westport logo in 2019. The new Westport logo
integrates a dramatic use of open space in its iconography, reflecting the
movement of water or seaworthy sails, and is a nod to the many artists who have
called Westport home over the years. The color palate is vibrant and diverse,
representing an open warmth and refreshing coolness. The town logo is available
for public use, but must be used with the service mark.” (Source:
https://www.westportct.gov/about/town-hall/town-history-symbols)
Ethan Dubrow, 26 May 2024
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