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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, 600,000 people visit Lincoln's New Salem State
3 historic site each year; and
4 WHEREAS, Most people visiting Abraham Lincoln historic
5 sites travel by car; and
6 WHEREAS, The portion of Illinois Route 123 extending from
7 Williamsville (Route 55) to Petersburg and the portion of
8 Route 97 extending from Route 123 to New Salem, the portion
9 of Route 97 extending from Springfield (Route 55) to New
10 Salem, and the portion of the Athens Blacktop extending from
11 Athens (Route 29) to New Salem afford access to the important
12 Abraham Lincoln historic site at New Salem; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
15 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of Illinois Route
16 123 extending from Williamsville To Petersburg and the
17 portion of Route 97 extending from Route 123 to New Salem,
18 the portion of Route 97 extending from Springfield to New
19 Salem, and the portion of the Athens Blacktop extending from
20 Athens to New Salem be collectively designated the Abraham
21 Lincoln Highway; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That the portion of Illinois Route 123
23 extending from Williamsville to Petersburg and the portion of
24 Route 97 extending from Route 123 to New Salem, the portion
25 of Route 97 extending from Springfield to New Salem, and the
26 portion of the Athens Blacktop extending from Athens to New
27 Salem be designated the Northern Trail, the Southern Trail,
28 and the Central Trail, respectively, of the Abraham Lincoln
29 Highway; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
31 is requested to erect appropriate plaques or signs giving
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1 notice of the Abraham Lincoln Highway and the Northern Trail,
2 the Southern Trail, and the Central Trail of the Abraham
3 Lincoln Highway; and be it further
4 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5 delivered to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
6 Transportation and to the communities of Williamsville,
7 Petersburg, Springfield, and Athens.
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