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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, On Saturday, October 14, 2000, the Historic
3 National Road will be rededicated in a special ceremony to be
4 held at the Phillips Building, located on the Historic
5 National Road in St. Elmo, Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, U.S. Route 40, the Historic National Road, was
7 the first federal highway in the United States; Congress
8 authorized the construction of a federal highway in 1806, to
9 go from Cumberland, Maryland to the Ohio River; and
10 WHEREAS, In 1818 a debate over federal funding halted
11 construction on the highway; in 1825 construction resumed on
12 the highway, which continued across Ohio and Indiana before
13 reaching Vandalia, Illinois in 1840; and
14 WHEREAS, Due to the advent of the railroad, construction
15 on the federal highway was stopped after 29 years; in 1926
16 the Historic National Road became part of U.S. Route 40 and
17 was again a major artery for traffic until the construction
18 of Interstate 70 again turned U.S. Route 40 into a piece of
19 history; and
20 WHEREAS, The rededication of the Historic National Road
21 will show the worth of this valuable part of American
22 history; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 congratulations are in order on the occasion of the
26 rededication of the Historic National Road, U.S. Route 40; to
27 the people of St. Elmo, Illinois we say thanks for making
28 others aware of the historic significance of this vein of
29 American travel; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to Lyle Kruger, Master of Ceremonies for the
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1 rededication of the Historic National Road, and Mayor Chris
2 Worman of St. Elmo.