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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, the third Moultrie County Courthouse was 
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dedicated November 12, 1906 before a crowd of several thousand; 
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it was built on the same location as the 1845 courthouse and 
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the 1865 courthouse; the construction was authorized by the 
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citizens by a vote of 1,165 yes and 816 no at a special 
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election authorized by the Board of Supervisors and held 
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February 16, 1904; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In May 1904 the Board of Supervisors selected the 
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design of the firm of Deal & Ginzel architects of Lincoln, IL; 
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the plans called for a 75'x 90' three story building, with 
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basement, and 112" to the top of the dome; in August 1904 the 
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building contract was awarded to W. B. Walters, Co., Danville, 
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IL, in the amount of $67,952.50; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The cornerstone was laid October 14, 1904 under 
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the auspice of the Knight of Pythias before a crowd estimated 
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at 6,000; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On August 6, 1906 the courthouse was completed and 
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turned over the Board of Supervisors; and

 
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    WHEREAS, At the November 12, 1906 dedication a statue of a 
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Civil War soldier was dedicated and placed on the courthouse 
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lawn; a fountain paid for by the W.C.T.U. was also placed on 
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the courthouse lawn; In 1907 a Civil War cannon was obtained by 
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Sen. William McKinley of Urbana, given to the county and the 
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Grand Army of the Republic, and placed on the courthouse lawn; 
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and in 1921 a monument was erected on the courthouse lawn 
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commemorating Abraham Lincoln and his travels across the Eighth 
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Judicial Circuit, which included Moultrie County; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Moultrie County Courthouse was placed on the 
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National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1995 by the 
 


 






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State of Illinois and the United States Department of the 
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Interior, National Park Service; and

 
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    WHEREAS, At the October 28, 2006 Centennial Celebration the 
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Civil War statue is being rededicated by all Moultrie County 
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Veteran's Organizations in honor of all Moultrie County 
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soldiers, past, present, and future; a bronze memorial plaque 
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is being placed on the Civil War Canon by Hagen Drug Store and 
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Sullivan Sons of the American Legion; the Moultrie County Bar 
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Association is placing a Centennial Celebration bronze plaque 
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inside the courthouse; the Moultrie County Board is placing a 
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new monument in the courthouse lawn with brief information on 
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the three courthouses on a bronze plaque; therefore, be it
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate the citizens of Moultrie County on this 
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historic anniversary and wish continued success to the people 
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that work and do business in the Moultrie County Courthouse; 
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may it continue to be a focal point in Sullivan; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Moultrie County Board.