Full Text of HR1004 093rd General Assembly
HR1004 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are | 3 |
| pleased to recognize milestone events in the State of Illinois; | 4 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, For Lena in Stephenson county, which was listed by | 6 |
| the post office department originally as Terra Haute, 1853 was | 7 |
| a busy year; the depot, freight house, and a large woodshed | 8 |
| were built; the original plat was mostly complete and in | 9 |
| October, the track laying crew had reached the infant village; | 10 |
| the crew had such momentum that they built all the way to | 11 |
| Warren, 12 miles up the line, by the end of the year; and
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| WHEREAS, On July 6, 1854, probably in honor of the daughter | 13 |
| of John M. Douglas, attorney and official of the railroad, the | 14 |
| town was given the name Lena, which it still bears; and
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| WHEREAS, September 10, 2004 will mark 150 years since the | 16 |
| Village of Lena's founder, S.J. Dodds laid out and sold lots as | 17 |
| workers toiled to build the railroad through the Lena area; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, The Village of Lena will celebrate its 150th | 19 |
| anniversary from September 7, 2004 through September 12, 2004, | 20 |
| with most events occurring on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; | 21 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 23 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 24 |
| congratulate the Village of Lena on the occasion of its 150th | 25 |
| anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to the Village of Lena as an expression of our | 28 |
| respect and esteem, and with best wishes for the future of the | 29 |
| Village of Lena.
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