Brodhead is working in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources to develop the Pearl Island Recreational Area. Cleaning up existing waterways, developing nature trails, preserving native wildlife and plants, are all part of the project. Thank you for your interest in Brodhead, WI. Stop in for a visit or use the information on the web site to contact our Staff, elected Officials, or City Departments.
It is said that one of the men stepped on thistle spines and thorns and cried out. His shouts warned the Scots, who then defeated the Norsemen, thus saving Scotland. The first use of the Scottish Thistle as a royal symbol was on silver coins issued by James III in 1470.
The Flag of Scotland, called The Saltire or St Andrew's Cross, is a blue field with a white saltire; according to tradition, it represents Saint Andrew, who is supposed to have been crucified on a cross of that form (called a crux decussata) at Patras. variant, also appearing on many past and present flags and symbols, is the Cross of Burgundy flag. A warning sign in the shape of a saltire is also used to indicate the point at which a railway line intersects a road at a level crossing. In Unicode, the cross is encoded at U+2613 â saltire (HTML &#9747;).