Centralia, Illinois (U.S.)

Clinton County, Jefferson County, Marion County, Washington County

Last modified: 2009-06-27 by rick wyatt
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image by André Coutanche, 27 February 2009
Source: Newsletter at http://www.city.centralia.il.us/  

• Description of the flag

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• Clinton County
• Jefferson County
• Marion County
• Washington County
• Municipal and County Flags of Illinois
• Illinois
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Description of the flag

Centralia is a city located in Marion, Washington, Clinton, and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 14,136 at the 2000 census. The town was founded because it was the point where the two original branches of the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1856, converged. The town is named for the railroad." - from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Illinois.

And now you can see the flag. It reminds on the spirit of 1920/30's: http://www.city.centralia.il.us/index.pl?iid=0&isa=Category&op=show_news&from=21&nb=20&ccid= or better http://city.centralia.il.us/public/Centralia%20Flag.gif.
Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2009

A white-red-white horizontal triband, with a dark blue triangle extending from the hoist, bearing an Egyptian mask. On each white stripe, a central gold star.