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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The City of Trenton will celebrate the 150th |
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| anniversary of its founding on May 14, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, William Lewis and his brother-in-law, A.W. Casad |
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| of Trenton, New Jersey, first arrived in the area in 1818, and |
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| Mr. Lewis located his farm where the present City of Trenton |
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| stands today; in 1825, First Methodist Church, the first church |
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| congregation, was formed, followed by St. Johns Evangelical, |
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| and then St. Mary's Catholic Church; and
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| WHEREAS, A Mr. Buckman established the first post office in |
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| 1853, calling it Trenton, and the city was established on May |
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| 14, 1855, by Alva Lewis; Trenton was charted as a village on |
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| February 16, 1856, with Joseph Hanke serving as the first |
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| mayor; Trenton Coal served as the main employment in the town |
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| until 1909; and
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| WHEREAS, Trenton was incorporated as a city on September |
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| 20, 1887; the first newspaper, the Trenton Gazette/Sun, was |
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| established in 1880 and is still in operation today; and
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| WHEREAS, The city celebrated its 100 year anniversary in |
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| 1955; at that time, the population was 1,400 and Trenton gained |
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| the nickname "Friendly City"; in 1990, the city adopted the |
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| slogan "A Growing Place - A Place to Grow"; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 22, 1993, because the city's zip code is |
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| 62293, Trenton celebrated "Zip Code Day"; in 2003, Trenton |
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| received the Governor's Hometown Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Trenton's population today is 2,700 and continues |
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| to grow; the present mayor of Trenton is Robert Louis Koentz; |
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| therefore, be it
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