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County Seal

History The original Frederick County, Maryland, seal, dating back to the mid-to-late 1800’s, depicted an unclothed farmer holding a spike-toothed harrow and a single-shovel plow.

In 1957 a former Roads Board engineer was asked to create a new decal for vehicles and office doors. He used a worn out stamp of the original seal that was found in the old County Courthouse and worked with the National Decalcomanna Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to design a modernized version to emphasize agriculture and agribusiness, industrial development, and the historical character of Frederick County. This design was approved on May 15, 1957.

In 1986 the Board of County Commissioners directed the Planning Department to revise the seal and make it more environmentally friendly by removing smoke from the smoke stacks. The Board adopted a revised version of the seal in late 1986 showing the County’s founding date of 1748, stars representing the original 13 colonies, the scenic Catoctin Mountains, the jug from the original Jug Bridge at the Monocacy River, an industrial building in the distance to show support of economic development, and in the forefront, a farmer sitting on sacks of agricultural products representing the County’s dedication to the farming community.

County seal 1986 – July 1, 2014

County seal 1986 – July 1, 2014

In March 2014 the Office of the County Manager contacted Jean Peterson Design to add more detail to the current seal and create a color version. On July 1, 2014, the updated color version of the Frederick County seal was implemented. Black and white seal Color seal

For information on the history of the County seal, visit www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/countyseal.

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