Lawrence County Ohio

State of Ohio: Our County Flag, Our State Flag, Our Seal and the State Bird

1 The Ohio flag, unique in shape but uncomplicated in design, is filled with symbolism.  The union of the flag, a large blue triangle is populated with seventeen white stars.  Those that are grouped around the circle represent the 13 original colonies.  The 4 stars found at the apex of the triangle combine with the stars of the 13 original colonies to total seventeen.  Ohio was the 17th state to enter the union.  Three red and two white horizontal stripes and the blue field copy the red, white and blue of the Stars and Stripes.  The blue field represents Ohio’s hills and valleys.  The stripes represent the roads and waterways of the state.  The white circle with a red center forms the “O” in Ohio and can also be related to the state’s nickname, the “Buckeye State”.
2 The Great Seal of the State of Ohio has undergone several design changes throughout its history.  The rotunda of the state house, for example, has a magnificent skylight with a hand painted version of a Seal that was designed in 1847.  This version is similar to Ohio’s present seal, but features a canal boat that is totally missing from today’s seal.  In an attempt to reign in the design of the seal, the Legislature officially adopted Ohio’s modern version in 1967, modifying it in 1996.  The Scioto River flows across the center of the seal, separating cultivated fields from Mount Logan.  Thirteen rays of a rising sun radiate over the mountain, symbolizing the 13 original colonies.  In the foreground stands a sheaf of wheat, representing agriculture and bounty.  Mimicking the sheaf of wheat is a bundle of 17 arrows, symbolizing Ohio as the 17th state to join the Union.
4 THE OHIO STATE BIRD
The red bird, commonly known as the “cardinal,” is the official bird for the state of Ohio.
3 LAWRENCE COUNTY FLAG/SEAL
The three symbols found on the Lawrence County Flag/Seal, designed by the Lawrence County Genealogical Society, were selected because of the significance of the originals in the developing history of the county of Lawrence