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27 July 2024

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Tartan Details - West Virginia

The information held within The Scottish Register of Tartans for the "West Virginia" tartan is shown below.

STA ref:

7631

STWR ref:

none

Designer:

Smith, Dr Philip D and Grant III, John A

Tartan date:

27/05/2008

Registration date:

This tartan was recorded prior to the launch of The Scottish Register of Tartans.

Category:

District

Restrictions:

Registration notes:

Adapted from the West Virginia Shawl tartan and adopted by the West Virginia senate (HCR #29) on March 6th 2008. The colours have been chosen to represent the mountain state as follows: red for the Cardinal, the State bird; yellow for the Sugar Maple, the State tree, and the fall colors; dark blue for the mountain rivers and lakes; black for the Black Bear, the State animal, and for coal and oil; green for the Rhododendron, the State Flower, and mountain meadows; azure for the sky above; and white to have all the colors of this great nation intertwined with the State of West Virginia.

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Where tartans were recorded before the establishment of the Scottish Register of Tartans (SRT) on 5 February 2009, the original Scottish Tartans Authority (STA) and the Scottish Tartans World Register (STWR) reference numbers have been retained. The new SRT reference number can be found in the address box on your browser (url).

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