Bill Text: IL HR0256 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Clark County on the occasion of its Bicentennial.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0256 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0256-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Clark County was formed out of Crawford County in | ||||||
3 | 1819; at that time, Clark County included about a third of | ||||||
4 | Illinois and extended as far north as the present state of | ||||||
5 | Wisconsin; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Clark County was named for Brigadier General | ||||||
7 | George Rogers Clark, an officer of the Army of Virginia who | ||||||
8 | captured the Northwest Territory from the British during the | ||||||
9 | Revolutionary War and was also the older brother of William | ||||||
10 | Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In 1821, the northern part of Clark County became | ||||||
12 | part of the newly-created Pike County, and the newly-created | ||||||
13 | Fayette County took the western part of Clark County; Edgar | ||||||
14 | County was created from the northern part of Clark County in | ||||||
15 | 1823; the creation of Coles County occupied additional land | ||||||
16 | from western Clark County in 1830; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Clark County includes the communities of Casey, | ||||||
18 | Darwin, Marshall, Martinsville, Moonshine, Oilfield, | ||||||
19 | Westfield, and West Union and the townships of Auburn, Casey, | ||||||
20 | Darwin, Dolson, Douglas, Johnson, Marshall, Martinsville, | ||||||
21 | Melrose, Orange, Parker, Wabash, Westfield, and York; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The first Clark County Courthouse was a log house | ||||||
2 | in Aurora; in 1823, the county seat was located in Darwin | ||||||
3 | Township; in 1838, the county seat was moved to Marshall by a | ||||||
4 | "vote of the people"; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln tried court cases in the third | ||||||
6 | courthouse in Marshall, and reproductions of several of his | ||||||
7 | court documents are on display near the current County | ||||||
8 | Treasurer's Office; and
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9 | WHEREAS, A variety of activities for families and visitors | ||||||
10 | have been planned for the year-long Bicentennial Celebration, | ||||||
11 | including historical displays, presentations, and art | ||||||
12 | exhibits, as well as a trivia night, a "Cheers to 200 Years" | ||||||
13 | dinner, a Music of the Ages program to celebrate over 200 years | ||||||
14 | of melodies, a Smithsonian exhibit, "Crossroads: Change in | ||||||
15 | Rural America," and the Popcorn Festival in Casey; the | ||||||
16 | cemeteries will be marked with information about specific | ||||||
17 | headstones, and the public is encouraged to visit the over 40 | ||||||
18 | cemeteries in the county; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Bicentennial Celebration activities are being | ||||||
20 | sponsored and supported by various communities and | ||||||
21 | organizations, including the Clark County Board, the Clark | ||||||
22 | County Historical Society, the Casey Historical Society, the | ||||||
23 | Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce, the Casey United Methodist |
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1 | Church, the Casey-Westfield Arts Hall, the Casey Public | ||||||
2 | Library, the Smithsonian Institution, the Marshall Public | ||||||
3 | Library, the Martinsville Community Center, the Gaslight Art | ||||||
4 | Colony, the Casey Chamber of Commerce, the Clark County Retired | ||||||
5 | Teachers, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the City of | ||||||
6 | Marshall Municipal Band, the Clark County Endowment, and the | ||||||
7 | Clark County Development Organization; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
9 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we congratulate the residents of Clark County on the occasion | ||||||
11 | of the county's bicentennial; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to the Clark County Board and the Clark County | ||||||
14 | Historical Society as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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