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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to recognize milestone events in the State of Illinois; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, For Lena in Stephenson county, which was listed by |
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| the post office department originally as Terra Haute, 1853 was |
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| a busy year; the depot, freight house, and a large woodshed |
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| were built; the original plat was mostly complete and in |
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| October, the track laying crew had reached the infant village; |
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| the crew had such momentum that they built all the way to |
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| 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 |
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| of John M. Douglas, attorney and official of the railroad, the |
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| 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 |
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| Village of Lena's founder, S.J. Dodds laid out and sold lots as |
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| workers toiled to build the railroad through the Lena area; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village of Lena will celebrate its 150th |
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| anniversary from September 7, 2004 through September 12, 2004, |
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| with most events occurring on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Village of Lena on the occasion of its 150th |
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| anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Village of Lena as an expression of our |
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| respect and esteem, and with best wishes for the future of the |
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| Village of Lena.
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