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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mayor Jackie D. |
| 4 | | "Butch" Mathus, Jr. and the City of Wamac on the occasion of |
| 5 | | the city's 100th anniversary; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, On July 5, 1913 a special election was held to |
| 7 | | incorporate Wamac into a city, which was previously recognized |
| 8 | | as a village; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Many of the original residents of Wamac were |
| 10 | | Italian, and some of the same families are still living in |
| 11 | | Wamac today, a testament to how well-liked the city is by its |
| 12 | | residents; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Wamac was named by A.P. Bindham, who derived the |
| 14 | | name from the counties that mark the city's boundaries; "WA" |
| 15 | | comes from Washington County, "MA" comes from Marion County, |
| 16 | | and "C" comes from Clinton County; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, The first mayor elected to serve the city of Wamac |
| 18 | | was C.A. Campbell; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, At the 2010 census, the population of Wamac was |
| 20 | | 1,185 people; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, This year, an open house was held at Wamac City |
| 2 | | Hall on July 5, and the "Wamac Fest" will be held on September |
| 3 | | 21, 2013 in celebration of the city's 100th anniversary; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Wamac is known for being the site of the Number 5 |
| 5 | | Coal Mine disaster; on March 25, 1947 at 3:26 p.m., an |
| 6 | | explosion occurred in the mine; 142 coal miners were working at |
| 7 | | the time, 8 of them were rescued and 23 escaped, leaving 111 |
| 8 | | miners dead; a memorial in Wamac City Park is dedicated to the |
| 9 | | miners who lost their lives in the disaster so that they may |
| 10 | | always be remembered; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Wamac is the home of the first female voter in |
| 12 | | Illinois, O.W. Coleman, who voted in an Illinois special |
| 13 | | election on July 5, 1913, which incorporated Wamac as a city; |
| 14 | | and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Wamac was originally founded due to its excellent |
| 16 | | location - its proximity to railroad, oil, and liquor stores in |
| 17 | | an otherwise dry area made it an ideal place to settle down; |
| 18 | | therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 21 | | we congratulate the City of Wamac on its 100th anniversary; and |