Last Updated on January 3, 2017 by cassnetwork
Out with the old, and in with the blue.
The City of Logansport now has a fresh look on its official stationery. A city seal designed by Logansport’s Kevin Burkett replaces the gold, bald eagle symbol as 2017 dawns.
The new seal features a blue heron, native to the Logansport area along the Wabash, as well as daylilies, two feathers representing the Miami tribe of Native Americans, and 19 stars, symbolizing Indiana, the 19th state.
The seal has gradually been phased in throughout 2016, but will now appear on all city stationery from the Mayor’s Office, as well as on the city Web site.
“In researching the design of city seals, you find that most reflect a local flavor,” Mayor Dave Kitchell said. “We’re thankful to Kevin for coming up with something that really incorporates our local heritage.”
Many of the world’s most beautiful daylilies were created in Logansport by the late Wilmer Flory, a naturalist, Logansport High School teacher and former city council member. Flory, the father of the late Grammy Award-winning artist, Med Flory, established many varieties of daylilies while he was president of the American Hemerocallis Society. He also donated many varieties for use at France Park, the East Broadway boulevard and the triangle at Third Street and Eel River Avenue. Some of his daylilies are in a special garden at the Cass County Historical Society Museum.
The Miami tribe was led by Chief Little Turtle. The names of Miami Avenue, Miami Bend Road, Miami Township and Miami County are all traced to tribe.
Burkett, who was employed for 17 years in graphic design at the Philadelphia Inquirer, was not compensated for his work.
SOURCE: News release from Logansport Mayor Dave Kitchell