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December 12, 2012 6:14 AM

Charleston MeFites and/or southerners, please help me identify a flag I saw in South Carolina.

I was in Charleston over the summer, and several of the houses had a flag hanging that I can't identify. It has a gray background with a stylized red and black image which looks like it could be either a gun or the tail of a plane.

I've searched various flags for the Citadel, NRA, etc. - but I can't figure it out. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture and it's still driving me crazy. Do you have any idea what it is?

posted by socks are for puppets to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Best answer: Flags hang on several homes on Hasel Street to show homeowners support for not having the cruise lines in downtown Charleston
posted by Blake at 6:32 AM on December 12, 2012

Response by poster: That's it! Thank you thank you thank you!
posted by socks are for puppets at 6:57 AM on December 12, 2012

I'm guessing that Blake has it. I've never actually seen that but people are engaged in a rather serious debate about the cruise terminal they now have down towards that end of Hassel Street. (I'm almost never down at the residential end of Hassel, and haven't even been up to the divine FIG restaurant in forever). People are worried about the environmental and cultural impacts. This, of course, weighs against the relatively large (although debatable) economic boon that could be coming from all the people both day-tripping off boats that stop by and coming to the city to embark.
posted by This Guy at 7:03 AM on December 12, 2012

Living in Charleston, I've seen in on scattered houses in other parts of town, but the highest density is in the South of Broad area.
posted by sandmanwv at 7:12 AM on December 12, 2012