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This is supposedly one of the ways the crescent got on the South Carolina state flag. Under French heraldry, it indicates a third son (when they bothered to us
by chiph 8y ago
This is supposedly one of the ways the crescent got on the South Carolina state flag.
Under French heraldry, it indicates a third son (when they bothered to use cadency on their coats of arms). Since his chances of inheriting the family lands & fortune were low, many of them set out for Charleston to seek their fortune, following the southern branch of the Huguenots.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Carolina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Carolina
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadency
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots#North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots#North_America
- selimthegrim 8y agoDoes this have anything to do with New Orleans as well?
- jccooper 8y agoYou mean "The Crescent City"? That's to do with the shape of the river.