Half way through the vote, it was neck and neck between St. George's sun cog, and Salem's cherry blossom. #CityFlagsTourney22
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In a round robin, Salt Lake City, Golden, CO, St. George, UT, and Salem, OR competed in he very first match in the North American City Flags Tournament on November 16, 2022. #CityFlagsTourney22
Which flag do you think went furthest in the tournament?
Which should have gone further, but left early?
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Round 1 divided up flags into four groups: Atlantic, Midwest, Great Plains and West. #CityFlagsTourney22
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The North American City Flags Tournament started on November 16, 2022, with 80 flags. By January 2, there was only one flag and it claimed its championship status. #CityFlagsTourney22 #vexillology #vexillologie #flags #flaglove #cityflags
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The 2018 flag replaced its 1973 flag. You can learn more about the Tulsa Flag by going to the Tulsa Flag website. tulsaflag.com #CityFlagsTourney22 #TulsaOK #vexillology
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The beige star at the center represents Tulsa’s bright future. A nod to Tulsa's Art Deco architecture, it shows that the community heal from past wounds and continue to flourish as an icon of a uniquely American city.
#CityFlagsTourney22 #TulsaOK #vexillology
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The shield represents the Native American tribes forced to relocate to the region. It is also a nod to the Oklahoma state flag, which has an Osage buffalo-skin shield with seven eagle feathers.
#CityFlagsTourney22 #TulsaOK #vexillology
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The blue field symbolizes the Arkansas River, and the many resources it has provided throughout its history and today. #CityFlagsTourney22 #TulsaOK #vexillology
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Lincoln, NE’s flag won 🥇 first place in the #CityFlagsTourney22 in January 2023, besting 79 other cit flags in North America.
You can learn more about Lincoln's city flag that was adopted in 2021 at the city web site. lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/Cit…
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Tea upper horizontal ban covers upper half of flag. Near the center two quarter circles are als teal.
The teal green is a nod to Lincoln’s verdant tapestry of parks, trails, trees, and green spaces – and the home of the Arbor Day Foundation. #CityFlagsTourney22 #LincolnNE #flags
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Photo of central Lincoln, NE from the air, with the state capitol tower to the right
The Lincoln flag, was a winning design entitled "All Roads Lead to Lincoln" & is inspired by Lincoln's skyline emerging on the flat horizon, & drew inspiration from art deco architecture and native artwork displayed inside the capitol building. #CityFlagsTourney22 #LincolnNE
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The Salem, OR city flag made it to the Quarter Finals of the #CityFlagsTourney22 by beating Crystal, MN. However it lost to Columbia, SC in the quarterfinals on December 26, 2022.
The Salem flag made it to the TOP 8 flags of the 80 flag tournament! 6/6
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The white field that provides the contrast for the flower (and becomes star... see later). 3/6
#SalemOR
#whitefield #flag
#CityFlagsTourney22
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Dowagiac, Michigan flag
Duluth, MN flag
The Duluth city place got 4th Place in the #CityFlagsTourney22, losing to Dowagiac, MI for 🥉
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Polaris, the North Star, is perched above the city. The star symbolizes the Zenith City of the North, a leader of the northern sky and center of all good things.
#CityFlagsTourney22 #DuluthMN
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Thinking in reverse, the lowest rated flags in NAVA survey that DID APPEAR in #CityFlagsTourney22 included:
C-: Mount Dora FL
C: Hayward WI, Lindsborg KS
C+: Augusta KS
B-: Dayton KY, Folsom CA
I stand by my choices to include these for diversity of geography and styles.
#cityflags #vexillology
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Those rated B+ that I didn't include in the #CityFlagsTourney22 were:
Anthony TX
Kennett Township PA
Upper Arlington OH
Colfax IA
Park City KS
Silverton OR
Lawrence IN
College Place WA
Columbia MI
Union KY
Julian CA
Lake Saint Louis MO
#vexillology #flags #cityflags
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While I chose the 80 flags in the #CityFlagsTourney22, that meant some weren't included. The highest ranked in the NAVA survey, that were not in the tournament were the following two rated "A-"
Jackson TN
Hutchison KS
What do you think? Was this a big miss? or reasonable due to heir mediocrity?
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Interestingly, the #CityFlagsTourney22 🥈 Columbia, and 🥉 Dowagiac recevied A- grades compared to the tourney's 🥇 Lincoln and 4⃣ Duluth, which received A grades in the NAVA survey.
Overall it means all four scored highly in the NAVA survey and in the tournament.
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NAVA released its ratings results of 312 known NEW city flags (308 NAVA members & 2,544 public participants) back in 2023.
The 25 highest flags based on 2500+ reviews are below. All were included in the #CityFlagsTourney22 I conducted around that time including 🥇Lincoln NE. #vexillology
#NAVA
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If I helped just one (or ten) people decide to buy a flag, or a hat or sticker of their local city flag, then it was all worth it. #CityFlagsTourney22
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The real winner is all of you who participated in the joy of flags and #vexillology. The real winners are all the flags of cities and places that got more exposure.
#CityFlagsTourney22
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Tourney by numbers:
10,567 votes cast
2,312 ttl votes for Columbia
2,204 ttl votes for Lincoln
1 vote for Dayton KY
1 vote for Lindsborg KS
80 flags
72 matches + 1 runoff
47 tournament days
36 states
34 match days
3 provinces
1 winner - Lincoln NE
#CityFlagsTourney22
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The tournament was a success thanks to all who participated, promoting it, and telling their friends. Also hats off to all the great flags, and all the efforts to get new ones.
At the time, I didn't realize I was starting a 6 wk process, through the holidays but it was worth it. #CityFlagsTourney22
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Two years ago I hosted a new city flags tournament, the #CityFlagsTourney22 to determine the best city flag in North America (adopted or updated since 2000). Congrats to the four top flags: Lincoln🥇, Columbia🥈, Dowagiac🥉, and Duluth4⃣.
Follow thread 🧵for stats & thoughts.
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