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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The City of Lanark is located in the Township of 
3Rock Creek, in the County of Carroll, of the Northwestern 
4region of the State of Illinois, characterized by its 
5picturesque architecture and beautiful tree-lined streets; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The year 2011 has been dedicated to celebrating 
7the 150th year since the City of Lanark was first settled; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, The town's original name was Glasgow, but since 
9there was already a town by that name, the name became Lanark; 
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11    WHEREAS, The name Lanark was taken from the name of a 
12county in Scotland in which a Lanark banker once lived; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Acting on behalf of the Northern Illinois Railroad 
14Company, D. W. Dame purchased 80 acres of land and John Nycum 
15donated 80 acres more to the railroad for the town site; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Railroad Company donated 
17generous amounts of this land for the school, city park, and 
18churches as the city was laid out by D. W. Dame; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, D. W. Dame was the first Mayor; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The City of Lanark has set aside the dates of June 
223 through June 26, 2011, to celebrate this momentous  milestone 
3during the annual Old Settlers Days celebration; therefore, be 
4it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
7we congratulate the citizens of Lanark as they celebrate the 
8community sesquicentennial; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to Lanark Mayor Ed Stern as a symbol of our respect 
11and esteem.