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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representative are pleased to recognize the citizens of the 
4City of Wamac on the occasion of the city's 100th anniversary 
5on July 5, 2013; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, The City of Wamac was initially organized as a 
7village on July 5, 1913 and was incorporated into a city on 
8July 25, 1913; Mr. A.P. Bindham had the honor of naming the new 
9city and derived the name from the first letter of each of the 
10three counties bordering the city:  "WA" for Washington County, 
11"MA" for Marion County, and "C" for Clinton County; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The first Wamac City Hall was built in 1918 on 
13Center Street; in 1979, the city's offices were moved to a 
14building at 361 East 17th Street; in April of 2011, the 
15building faced high winds that removed a portion of the 
16building, causing damage to the roof; the damage was so great 
17that plans for a new building went underway; on April 15, 2013, 
18the city's offices were moved to their new location at 100 
19South Wabash Avenue; and

  
 
20    WHEREAS, The population of the City of Wamac is 1,185; the 
21City of Wamac is known for being the location of the first vote 
22cast by a woman in Illinois, as well as for the No. 5 Coal Mine 
 
 
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1Disaster on March 25, 1947, where 111 men lost their lives; in 
22010, the City of Wamac was placed in the Governor's Cup Finals 
3for its Centralia #5 Coal Mine Memorial; therefore, be it
  
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
6we congratulate the citizens of the City of Wamac on the 
7occasion of the city's 100th anniversary and wish them success 
8and happiness in the future; and be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to the City of Wamac as a symbol of our esteem and 
11respect.