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Laurinburg, North Carolina, is located in Scotland County, in the southern
part of the state. The city and the surrounding community are very proud of
their Scots heritage - the county was settled by Scots who were transported to
North Carolina after the failed Jacobite Rising in Scotland in 1745. This
Scottish heritage can be seen in the tartan border of the municipal web site,
and also by the name of its major educational institution, St. Andrews
Presbyterian College, named after the famous University of St. Andrews in
Scotland. as well as in the name of the surrounding county. For many years there
was also a women's coordinate college as well, Flora Macdonald College, named
after the Scottish heroine who ferried the refugee Bonnie Prince Charlie 'o'er
the sea to Skye' after the failure of his revolt, from whence he eventually
escaped to France.
The municipal logo appears in full color, along with
a dark blue representation on the wall of the Council Chamber, at
http://www.laurinburg.org/city_clerk.cfm.
The City Clerk's Office
says that there is no official flag, but the colored version of the logo is
often seen on a tartan field (presumably identical or similar to that which
surrounds the web site) on unofficial banners 'which appear as if by magic' on
unspecified special occasions.
Ron Lahav, 15 December 2008