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Waterford, Connecticut (U.S.)

New London County

image located by Ethan Dubrow, 19 July 2024

The flag
Seal

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The Flag

The Town of Waterford has informed me that it does not have a flag.
Valentin Poposki, 1 September 2010

Thanks to Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Chairman George White, the town now has its own flag. The flag features a silhouette of the town in deep blue against a white background with the town’s founding date, 1801, in the center. Five blue stars represent the town’s five villages, and a ribbon bears the words “Waterford” and “Unity in our Community”. Growing up in an artistic family in Waterford motivated White to design the banner for the town, he said. “I come from three generations of artists,” he said. “It’s something I felt the town should have.” He first created the flag years ago for former First Selectman Lawrence Bettencourt’s retirement, but only had one or two made. This time, enough were made to fly at Town Hall and the O’Neill, and to be distributed elsewhere. White said that in the flag’s design, the map of Waterford is supposed to suggest a shield. The use of dark shapes against a white background was inspired by the Rhode Island flag, and the ribbon resembles the one beneath the Connecticut shield on the state flag. The town plans to have more flags made, and will then sell them to residents at cost, said First Selectman Thomas A. Sheridan. “We have an enormous amount of pride in Waterford,” he said.

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Ethan Dubrow, 19 July 2024

image located by Ethan Dubrow, 19 July 2024

A view of the full flag from https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-waterford-ct-old-flag
Ethan Dubrow, 19 July 2024

Seal

image located by Ethan Dubrow, 19 July 2024
Source: https://www.viewmypermitct.org/img/WaterfordCTseal.gif