Davenport, Iowa (U.S.)

Scott County

Last modified: 2022-07-16 by rick wyatt
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image by Dov Gutterman, 14 April 1999

• Description of the flag
• Former Flag
• Seal

See also:

• Palmer College of Chiropractic
• Saint Ambrose University
• Quad Cities
• Scott County
• County and Municipal flags of Iowa
• Iowa
• United States of America

Description of the flag

The city of Davenport adopted its flag 6 December 2000.

Officially adopted by the City Council on December 6, 2000. The colors used in the Flag for the City of Davenport are taken from the Flags of the United States, the State of Iowa, and France (The French Colonial Territory before the Louisiana Purchase in 1803

Symbolism:
Red signifies hardiness and valour, white purity and innocence, blue vigilance, perseverance and justice, yellow signifies "the golden rule or principle of treating others as one wants to be treated".

In the centre is the city symbol. The date 1836 is the year the village was surveyed and laid in lots by Maj. William Gordon.

Flag designed by Ernest W Winckler, Jr.

Source: www.cityofdavenportiowa.com/images/DFlagMeaning.jpg
JJ Andersson, 16 August 2002

Former Flag

image by Tomislav Šipek, 15 May 2019

Here is old flag of Davenport was presented on FOTW fb by Valentin Poposki.
Tomislav Šipek, 15 May 2019

Seal

image located by Paul Bassinson, 2 August 2019

Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/
Paul Bassinson, 2 August 2019