Full Text of HR0829 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Village of | 4 | | Dahlgren on the occasion its 150th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Dahlgren began to be settled in December 1870 as | 6 | | a result of the construction of the then-St. Louis & | 7 | | Southeastern Railroad in the northwestern portion of Hamilton | 8 | | County, 11 miles from McLeansboro; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dahlgren was officially established by Deed of | 10 | | Dedication on March 29, 1872, taking its name from Rear | 11 | | Admiral John A.B. Dahlgren, a prominent Union officer during | 12 | | the American Civil War who founded the U.S. Navy's Bureau of | 13 | | Ordnance and was known for helping General Sherman secure | 14 | | Savannah, Georgia during the war; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The historic Louisville & Nashville Railroad | 16 | | Depot, owned by the village, remains in excellent condition, | 17 | | providing an iconic and pristine example of "Railroad | 18 | | Gingerbread" style railway architecture; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Alligator Hotel, named for its collection of | 20 | | live alligators that guests traveled great distances to see, | 21 | | brought great notoriety to Dahlgren in its early years, with |
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| 1 | | its basement serving as one of the earliest assembly locations | 2 | | for the original Ford Model T; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Dahlgren is home to Dahlgren Elementary School, | 4 | | home of the Bulldogs, and a part of the Hamilton County Unit | 5 | | #10 School District; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, To commemorate its 150th anniversary, festivities | 7 | | are to take place across Dahlgren, culminating with a | 8 | | celebratory event on July 1, 2022; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate the Village of Dahlgren on the occasion of its | 12 | | sesquicentennial anniversary, wish the village tremendous | 13 | | success on its celebration, and wish the village's residents | 14 | | success and prosperity in the years to come; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the President of the Village of Dahlgren as a | 17 | | symbol of our admiration and respect on the occasion of | 18 | | Dahlgren's 150th anniversary celebration.
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