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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Edgar County on the
4occasion of its 200th anniversary; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Edgar County was formed in 1823 and named for
6John Edgar, one of its first judges and an Irish-born officer
7in the British Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight
8against Americans in the Revolutionary War; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Even before its organization, the region of Edgar
10County played an important role in the history of Illinois and
11the nation; in 1765, a famous treaty was agreed upon by Ottawa
12Chief Pontiac and British representative George Croghan in a
13formal peace council near Palermo or Hickory Grove in
14northwestern Edgar County; the treaty ended the most
15threatening Native American uprising against the British
16following the French and Indian War; today, historical markers
17in Edgar County commemorate this critical event in history;
18and
 
19    WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln also had a strong connection to
20Edgar County, as it was one of 14 counties in central Illinois
21on the 8th Judicial Circuit that young Lincoln, in company of
22other lawyers and judges, traveled on horseback to provide a

 

 

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1court of law in county seats in the spring and fall from 1842
2to 1853; records show that Lincoln was engaged in 45 cases
3during his circuit riding days in the county; in 2017, the
4county was recognized as an official Looking for Lincoln site
5by the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition (LFLHC) and is
6now encompassed in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area
7(ALNHA); and
 
8    WHEREAS, In more recent history, Edgar County has been
9home to a Nobel Prize winner, a Congressional Medal of Honor
10winner, a comedy film series star, one of the nation's first
11female brigadier generals, and a country music star; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Edgar County encompasses a total area of 624
13square miles in east central Illinois, includes the Cities of
14Chrisman and Paris, the Villages of Brocton, Hume, Kansas,
15Metcalf, Redmon, and Vermilion, 10 unincorporated communities,
16and 15 townships, and is currently home to nearly 17,000
17Illinoisans; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20we congratulate Edgar County on its bicentennial and honor the
21achievements of its citizens and its role in Illinois and U.S.
22history; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That we wish Edgar County another 200 years of
2success; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Edgar County as an expression of our esteem and
5respect.