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County Seal History
Woodfin Elementary School 6th grader Roy Fox designed the Buncombe County Seal in 1920. The County did not have an official seal and ran a contest asking for students to submit their suggestions. Roy designed the seal and won the contest. His seal design is still used today...with one modification. In 1989, the County Commissioners changed the County Motto from "Men" to Match our Mountains as designed by Roy Fox to "People" to Match our Mountain.