English: The official city flag of Woodland, California, adopted in 1997. The flag was adopted in 1997 after a design committee reviewed submissions from area residents and students from local elementary schools. The heritage oak tree located in the center of the flag is the historical symbol of the "City of Trees". The shade of green reflects the gardens and agricultural base of the community. The shade of red represents the red bricks prominent in the town's early construction. Red is also a color common to the flags of the State of California, the United States of America, the Kingdom of Spain, and the United Mexican States. The red five-pointed star in the top left corner indicates the city's status as the county seat of Yolo County, California and 1861 acknowledges the year the city's name became known as Woodland. Both the flag itself and this SVG file are in the public domain.
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2010-08-17 21:38 DevinCook 800×600× (55324 bytes) I meant to upload the 3x4 ratio flag.
2010-08-17 21:35 DevinCook 900×600× (55323 bytes) The new image far more accurately represents of the Flag of Woodland. And official image of the flag was used.
2008-04-28 19:29 DevinCook 900×600× (60088 bytes) {{Information |Description=This is the flag of the City of Woodland, California. This version is an ad-hoc version created using images and photographs. The specs may not be 100% accurate. |Source=self-made |Date= |Author=~~~ |other_versions= }}
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