KENTVILLE, NS (Canada)
Design D2
The Devil’s Blossom

Combining the apple blossom and the upside down pentagram that represent Kentville’s present and past, respectively, this design leaves the half acre reference with the vertical bicolour, while combining the two symbols of Kentville’s past and present. The upside down pentagram is rendered as the centre element of the apple blossom instead of the stamen (I think that’s what that part of the flower is called).

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REFERENCE
Kentville is the most populous town in the Annapolis Valley with a population of about 6600 in 2021. It is mostly known in the present for its annual Apple Blossom Festival in May, and was once known in the early 1800s as The Devil’s Half Acre for its rowdy drinking and horse racing that makes for some delightfully visual flag design ideas! They still use the name at times so it’s not taboo for flag design! Only the iconic Main Street Station with its castle like roof line remains of Kentville’s architectural history, with no designated historic properties in town. Otherwise, the town owes to its existence in originally crossing the Cornwallis River to connect the rest of the Valley with the rest of the Nova Scotia mainland. The Acadians were the first European settlers there before being expelled and replaced by the British.

https://kentville.ca/

https://www.appleblossom.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentville

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