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1 HOUSE 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 New Salem, the portion of Route
8 97 extending from Springfield (Route 55) to New Salem, and
9 the portion of the Athens Blacktop extending from Athens
10 (Route 29) to New Salem afford access to the important
11 Abraham Lincoln historic site at New Salem; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 the portion of Illinois Route 123 extending from
15 Williamsville to New Salem, the portion of Route 97 extending
16 from Springfield to New Salem, and the portion of the Athens
17 Blacktop extending from Athens to New Salem be collectively
18 designated the Abraham Lincoln Highway; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the portion of Illinois Route 123
20 extending from Williamsville to New Salem, the portion of
21 Route 97 extending from Springfield to New Salem, and the
22 portion of the Athens Blacktop extending from Athens to New
23 Salem be designated the Northern Trail, the Southern Trail,
24 and the Central Trail, respectively, of the Abraham Lincoln
25 Highway; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
27 is requested to erect appropriate plaques or signs giving
28 notice of the Abraham Lincoln Highway and the Northern Trail,
29 the Southern Trail, and the Central Trail of the Abraham
30 Lincoln Highway; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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1 delivered to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
2 Transportation and the Secretary of the Illinois Department
3 of Transportation.