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Yes, the city of Springfield does have a flag. The City
of Springfield's web site contains this brief article about
the flag:
The history of Springfield's flag dates back to early 1938,
when Phoebe Hensley, a skilled seamstress and active member of the
Community Business and Professional Women's Club, was commissioned
to handcraft the first flag.
The original banner was 4" x 6" in size and was made
of one yard each of red, white and blue heavy cotton. The total
cost was 75 cents.
The official Springfield flag contains a red, white and blue bar
with SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI appliqued on the center white bar.
A large white star is in each of the four corners. Each star and
stripe has significance. The red and blue bars stand for cooperation
and civic pride.
The white bar stands for the renown Springfield has received for
its achievements, which are represented by the four stars of: Religion,
Home, Education, & Industry.
A color picture of the flag, along with historical information,
can be found on Flags of the World.
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