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Darien, Connecticut (U.S.)

Fairfield County

image by Masao Okazaki, 11 October 2026
based on photo

Description of the flag
Previous flag
Seal

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Description of the flag

Harris Cavanna, a recent graduate of Darien High School, had begun designing a new flag to replace Darien's white seal-on-a-bedsheet flag during his junior year. He had been inspired by recent revisions of flags by other municipalities. Cavanna contacted First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky and discussed design concepts with him at length. They then worked with a graphic designer to create a total of 14 designs. After these designs were presented to the Board of Selectmen in November 2024, nine received feedback from about 1700 residents via two online surveys through January 2025. Mockups of the top three designs were flown outside town hall in May 2025 to get further public feedback from actual flags. Finally, the flag was unanimously approved by the Board on July 7, 2025. The new flag is a shade of navy and light blue and shows seagulls flying over the landmark Ring's End Bridge.

https://www.ctinsider.com/news/darien/article/darien-ct-town-flag-teenager-harris-cavanna-20761259.php
Masao Okazaki, 11 October 2026

Previous flag

image by Masao Okazaki, 29 November 2022

The flag of Darien can be seen in this article of the Darien Times: https://www.darientimes.com/news/article/Darien-postpones-flag-policy-which-had-17391605.php#photo-22839317
The photo itself: https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/27/10/00/22839317/4/rawImage.jpg
It is white with the seal in the center.

Masao Okazaki, 29 November 2022

Seal

image located by Masao Okazaki, 29 November 2022

Darien Logo
A painting by John Stobart of Gorham's Mill at Gorham's Pond depicts the present Town Seal. The grist mill was originally constructed in 1708 by Richard Scofield and called Scofield's Mill. In the 18th Century this was a bustling mercantile trading center of Middlesex Parish. Richard Scofield sold the mill to the Clock family in 1729 and it became The Mill at Clock's Landing. In 1740 Captain George Gorham purchased the property and for over 100 years it was operated by the Gorham family. A fire destroyed the mill in 1822 and Captain Gorham rebuilt the present structure. The bridge was originally wooden and in 1995 was rebuilt of iron. In 1930 the bridge was reconstructed of stone and is presently called Ring's End Bridge. This area ceased being the "center" of Darien when in 1848 the railroad was constructed through Darien and the center became the present location.
Linda O'Leary, Executive Secretary, Town of Darien
Peter Orenski, 21 August 2010

The seal: https://media-exp1.licdn.com
The seal from the city's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/
Masao Okazaki, 29 November 2022