Full Text of HR0413 94th General Assembly
HR0413 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The City of Girard marks its 150th anniversary in | 3 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The Sesquicentennial celebration will be held | 5 |
| July 27-31, 2005; many events are planned for these five days, | 6 |
| such as a carnival, fireworks, games, entertainment, parade, | 7 |
| Miss Girard Pageant, contests, historical exhibit, food | 8 |
| stands, and souvenirs; and
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| WHEREAS, Girard, a site of Black Hawk's hunting ground, was | 10 |
| a fertile spot on "The Grand Prairie"; this prairie became | 11 |
| known as Macoupin County in the year 1829; a few peaceful | 12 |
| Indians were still enjoying life in their village on the | 13 |
| current site of Oak Leaf Country Club near Girard; these | 14 |
| Indians declared to the first settlers that this was a spot | 15 |
| favored by the "Great Spirit", for here "no cyclone would ever | 16 |
| blow"; and
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| WHEREAS, An enterprising Frenchman by the name of Girard | 18 |
| built a sawmill on the timbered banks of the stream, which was | 19 |
| soon to be called Mill Creek, west of the entrance to the | 20 |
| Country Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Following an old Indian trail, John Henderson | 22 |
| settled about one and one-half miles north of the present site | 23 |
| of Girard, and established a stage coach stop; this line later | 24 |
| became State Route 4 in 1921; during the years 1926 to 1930, | 25 |
| this highway served as part of U.S. Historic Route 66; and
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| WHEREAS, Early efforts were made to establish a town at | 27 |
| Girard's mill before 1834; then, in 1834, two of the settlers, | 28 |
| Dr. Edwards and Colonel George Mather, made a second effort to | 29 |
| form the town; in the spring of 1853, Barnabas Boggess and | 30 |
| Charles H. Fink laid out a town site "at right angles to the |
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| world"; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas Lewis and John Way made the first addition | 3 |
| in 1855 on the town's south side; this section has always | 4 |
| carried the nickname "Waytown"; the town was incorporated in | 5 |
| 1855; and
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| WHEREAS, As the years passed, the city grew with the | 7 |
| development of fine businesses, good schools, many churches, | 8 |
| railroads, farming, coal mining, and recreational | 9 |
| opportunities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we recognize the Sesquicentennial of the City of Girard and | 13 |
| encourage former and current citizens
of Girard and the | 14 |
| surrounding communities to join in celebrating this important | 15 |
| anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the City of Girard as an expression of our esteem | 18 |
| and best wishes for Girard's successful five-day celebration.
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