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To: rarestia
The Florida flag uses the cross of Saint Patrick instead of the cross of Saint Andrew.

This is the cross of Saint Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland.

"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

26 posted on 06/23/2015 12:19:21 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: LonePalm
I know Wikipedia is not always accurate, but what's stated here is contrary to what you are saying:

In the late 1890s, Governor Francis P. Fleming, a nationalist, advocated that St. Andrew's Cross be added so that it would not appear to be a white flag of truce hanging still on a flagpole. Floridians approved the addition of St. Andrew's Cross by popular referendum in 1900. The red saltire of the Cross of Burgundy represents the cross on which St. Andrew was crucified, and the standard can be frequently seen in Florida's historic settlements, such as St. Augustine, today.

31 posted on 06/23/2015 3:44:18 PM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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