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Essex County, Massachusetts (U.S.)

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Description of the Flag

The first flag of Essex County was designed by pupils of the Essex County Training School and approved by the Board of Commissioners in September 1919. Proportions were 3:5. It was produced by Mrs. Hodder, superintendent of the Women's Prison.

The flag displays a plow and sheaf of wheat in the upper left-hand corner, representing agriculture; mills with smoking chimneys, representing manufacturing; a beehive and busy bees, representing industry; horns of plenty on each side, representing abundance; and finally, centered is the county seal. Over all is an eagle, representing the protection of America.

Source: the Boston Daily Globe of August 11, 1922.
Daniel Rentería, 10 February 2024


Sheriff's Office

[Essex County Sheriff] image located by Paul Bassinson, 15 May 2021

Image of the flag of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office obtained from https://www.facebook.com/essexcountysheriffsdepartment/photos/989734784563051 
Paul Bassinson, 15 May 2021