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The golden anvil in base symbolizes the industrial landscape that has dominated much of Northeastern Ohio. | The golden anvil in base symbolizes the industrial landscape that has dominated much of Northeastern Ohio. | ||
The silver wavy bar symbolizes the River Mahoning which flows through the city of Youngstown. The river's name is taken from a native American word that means ¨at the lick¨ where the tribes settled. Two arrowheads, again representing the first residents of the area, flank a cross which was taken from the arms of the [ | The silver wavy bar symbolizes the River Mahoning which flows through the city of Youngstown. The river's name is taken from a native American word that means ¨at the lick¨ where the tribes settled. Two arrowheads, again representing the first residents of the area, flank a cross which was taken from the arms of the [[Diocese of Cleveland]], from which Youngstown was formed, symbolzign the faith that is passed on from one Christian community to another and from generation to generation. | ||
The use of the color green is not further explanated, not for the filed and not for the arrowheads and crosslet. | The use of the color green is not further explanated, not for the filed and not for the arrowheads and crosslet. | ||