HR0514LRB099 12453 GRL 35789 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Village of Thomson is located in the Township
3of York, in the County of Carroll, of the northwestern region
4of the State of Illinois; Thomson is characterized by its
5location in the center of a very beautiful valley, hemmed in by
6the Mississippi River on the west and a high range of bluffs on
7the east; and
 
8    WHEREAS, At this point, the valley is very nearly 4 miles
9in width between the bluffs and the river, with some of the
10world's richest agricultural land immediately to the east; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The year 2015 has been dedicated to celebrating
12the 150th year since the Village of Thomson was first settled;
13and
 
14    WHEREAS, The town's name was taken from the personages of 2
15Western Union Railroad real estate agents who laid out the
16town; they later sold the acreage to Noah Green and Norman
17Dartt French, the area's first settler; and
 
18    WHEREAS, On January 12, 1865, the first regular train of
19cars passed through Thomson, making a stop at the newly
20constructed Railroad Depot, the second structure in the
21community; the first structure was a single home on the sand

 

 

HR0514- 2 -LRB099 12453 GRL 35789 r

1prairie; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Village of Thomson has set aside the dates of
3July 24 - 26, 2015 to celebrate this significant milestone in
4the community's history; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7congratulate the citizens of the Village of Thomson as they
8celebrate the sesquicentennial of their community; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Thomson Village President Vicky Trager as a symbol
12of our respect and esteem.