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Alan Sadler

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Oct 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM10/1/00
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I'm not from Chicago, but have asked a few locals with little luck. What do
the four 6-pointed stars on the Chicago Flag represent? And why are they
6-sided stars?

TIA


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Michael Dix

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Oct 1, 2000, 11:38:50 PM10/1/00
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Alan Sadler wrote:
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> I'm not from Chicago, but have asked a few locals with little luck. What do
> the four 6-pointed stars on the Chicago Flag represent? And why are they
> 6-sided stars?

It's been a long time since fifth grade, but IIRC one commemorates
the Chicago Fire, one each for the World's Columbian Exposition
and the Century of Progress, and one escapes me completely.

The Y-shaped symbol of Chicago represents the river.

Any questions on Jean Baptiste Point du Sable? Gurdon S. Hubbard?
The Everleigh Club? Did you know that Midway Airport was built
on the square mile of Stickney Township intended to support the
public schools - thus was owned by the Chi Board of Ed? That
Dick Butkus graduated from CVS?

Jamie_Eimermann

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Oct 1, 2000, 11:41:10 PM10/1/00
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In article <8r8u6l$1b8d$1...@news.enteract.com>,

Alan Sadler <asa...@21stcentury.net> wrote:
>I'm not from Chicago, but have asked a few locals with little luck. What do
>the four 6-pointed stars on the Chicago Flag represent? And why are they
>6-sided stars?

Each of the four stars has a specific meaning. Each of the six
points of each star also has a specific meaning. For a complete
explanation, see http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/chiflag.html.

I guess our forbears believe in getting the most bang for their
buck: each of the five stripes has a meaning too.

Jamie

Jamie_Eimermann

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Oct 1, 2000, 11:44:17 PM10/1/00
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In article <39D80325...@best.com>,

Michael Dix <mj...@twentybest.com> wrote:
>Alan Sadler wrote:
>>
>> I'm not from Chicago, but have asked a few locals with little luck. What do
>> the four 6-pointed stars on the Chicago Flag represent? And why are they
>> 6-sided stars?
>
>It's been a long time since fifth grade, but IIRC one commemorates
>the Chicago Fire, one each for the World's Columbian Exposition
>and the Century of Progress, and one escapes me completely.

Fort Dearborn.

Jamie

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Oct 2, 2000, 12:57:40 AM10/2/00
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Chicago was founded by bears? Incredible!

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Complicated Man

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nos...@here.please.thankyou writes:
>Chicago was founded by bears? Incredible!

Retire the Dix account before starting a new one, M~tch


Michael Dix

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Complicated Man wrote:

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> nos...@here.please.thankyou writes:
> >Chicago was founded by bears? Incredible!
>
> Retire the Dix account before starting a new one, M~tch

Top-posting plus the lamest joke imaginable? I think not.

Now, how about some details about your "wedding"?

c-z...@alumni.uchicago.edu

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In article <8r8u6l$1b8d$1...@news.enteract.com>, "Alan Sadler" <asa...@21stcentury.net>
wrote:

> I'm not from Chicago, but have asked a few locals with little luck. What do
> the four 6-pointed stars on the Chicago Flag represent? And why are they
> 6-sided stars?

The four stars represent the four major things in Chicago history, i.e. the Worlds Fair,
the Columbian (Colombian?) Exposition, the Great Chicago Fire, and the settlement of Fort
Dearborn. The two blue stripes represent the two branches of the Chicago River. I used to
know why the stars are 6-pointed, but it escapes me at this time.

Chunae.

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