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JOURNAL OF GREAT WATERS ASSOCIATION OF VEXILLOLOGY December, 1999 Vol. IV, No. 2, Issue 8 "Mad" Anthony Wayne: His Name Reflected in GWAV Flags Part 2: City Flags: Fort Wayne, Indiana Today's Ft. Wayne can trace its history to a principal village of the Miami Indians near the Present city's site. The French organized Ft. Miami as a trading post in the 1680's, but were later replaced by the British, who captured the fort in 1760 and occupied it briefly until 1763 when the Indians repossessed the land during Pontaic's Rebellion. Finally, Gen Anthony Wayne recovered the territory for the fledgling United States in 1794, and established the fort that bore his name and subsequently the name of the city that grew up around it.
Ft. Wayne's flag was designed by Guy Drewitt, the winner of a contest, in 1916. His design (not available for inclusion here) is described as a blue field with a white Y and two small white stars (position unspecified). This design was apparently used until 1934, when at the suggestion of a local citizen, he modified the flag to the present design. The flag was officially adopted in 1934. (JP) From an undated letter written to the citizens of Ft. Wayne, ca. 1963, by the mayor at that time, Harold S. Zies. © GWAV 1999
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