Full Text of HR0006 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Edgar County on the | 4 | | occasion of its 200th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edgar County was formed in 1823 and named for | 6 | | John Edgar, one of its first judges and an Irish-born officer | 7 | | in the British Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight | 8 | | against Americans in the Revolutionary War; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Even before its organization, the region of Edgar | 10 | | County played an important role in the history of Illinois and | 11 | | the nation; in 1765, a famous treaty was agreed upon by Ottawa | 12 | | Chief Pontiac and British representative George Croghan in a | 13 | | formal peace council near Palermo or Hickory Grove in | 14 | | northwestern Edgar County; the treaty ended the most | 15 | | threatening Native American uprising against the British | 16 | | following the French and Indian War; today, historical markers | 17 | | in Edgar County commemorate this critical event in history; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln also had a strong connection to | 20 | | Edgar County, as it was one of 14 counties in central Illinois | 21 | | on the 8th Judicial Circuit that young Lincoln, in company of | 22 | | other lawyers and judges, traveled on horseback to provide a |
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| 1 | | court of law in county seats in the spring and fall from 1842 | 2 | | to 1853; records show that Lincoln was engaged in 45 cases | 3 | | during his circuit riding days in the county; in 2017, the | 4 | | county was recognized as an official Looking for Lincoln site | 5 | | by the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition (LFLHC) and is | 6 | | now encompassed in the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area | 7 | | (ALNHA); and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In more recent history, Edgar County has been | 9 | | home to a Nobel Prize winner, a Congressional Medal of Honor | 10 | | winner, a comedy film series star, one of the nation's first | 11 | | female brigadier generals, and a country music star; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Edgar County encompasses a total area of 624 | 13 | | square miles in east central Illinois, includes the Cities of | 14 | | Chrisman and Paris, the Villages of Brocton, Hume, Kansas, | 15 | | Metcalf, Redmon, and Vermilion, 10 unincorporated communities, | 16 | | and 15 townships, and is currently home to nearly 17,000 | 17 | | Illinoisans; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Edgar County on its bicentennial and honor the | 21 | | achievements of its citizens and its role in Illinois and U.S. | 22 | | history; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we wish Edgar County another 200 years of | 2 | | success; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Edgar County as an expression of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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