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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Hopedale is a village rich in tradition and |
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| noteworthy historical events; and
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| WHEREAS, Hopedale was founded in 1827 by the Aaron |
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| Orendorff family; the town's original name was Osceola; after |
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| an application was sent to the Postmaster General, it was |
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| discovered that Osceola was in use by another town, so it was |
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| renamed Hopedale, after the township; and
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| WHEREAS, The first daily vacation Bible School in the world |
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| was started in Hopedale by Mrs. Mattie Pritchard Miles, wife of |
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| the Hopedale Methodist minister, Rev D.T. Miles; she organized |
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| and conducted the classes with 37 children attending; and
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| WHEREAS, At the turn of the century, Hopedale had a brick |
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| factory, two doctors, a drug store, an opera house, |
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| restaurants, and the railroad; and
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| WHEREAS, Around 1920, Buick cars and John Deere farm |
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| tractors were being sold in Hopedale; the village had the usual |
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| boarding house and dry goods store; over the years many |
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| business have come and gone; in 1954, the Hopedale Hospital was |
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| constructed, financed by local investors; since then a nursing |
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| home, retirement facility, and wellness center have been added; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Around 1906, an Independence Day Celebration was |
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| held on the Fourth of July as in many over communities; |
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| uniquely, Hopedale's celebration has continued annually to the |
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| present day and includes a yearly barbeque cook-off; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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