Update: I had a wonderful response to this question here, on Twitter, and at Utterli! It appears that the symbol is the state symbol for the Palmetto State – South Carolina. In researching TN’s state symbol, I’ve discovered it is an elephant stomping on two halves of a broken donkey.
south carolina state flag.
So these are South Carolinians who have moved to Knoxville? They seem to be all over the place.
Mine looks like a Martini with the Palm Tree and Moon… becz. I’m such a HHI nut.
I see those a lot around town. I wonder what Tennessee’s symbol is? A mountain? Big Orange “T”? Smokey?
I think it’s an elephant stomping on two halves of a broken donkey.
South Carolina is second in the nation (next to Texas) at promoting the state logo in this case the state flag. You should see it here – every color, print, and sport, etc. It’s really something.
PS South Carolina is also called the Palmetto State – Palmetto Palm trees.