Full Text of HR0346 94th General Assembly
HR0346 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The City of Trenton will celebrate the 150th | 3 |
| anniversary of its founding on May 14, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, William Lewis and his brother-in-law, A.W. Casad | 5 |
| of Trenton, New Jersey, first arrived in the area in 1818, and | 6 |
| Mr. Lewis located his farm where the present City of Trenton | 7 |
| stands today; in 1825, First Methodist Church, the first church | 8 |
| congregation, was formed, followed by St. Johns Evangelical, | 9 |
| and then St. Mary's Catholic Church; and
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| WHEREAS, A Mr. Buckman established the first post office in | 11 |
| 1853, calling it Trenton, and the city was established on May | 12 |
| 14, 1855, by Alva Lewis; Trenton was charted as a village on | 13 |
| February 16, 1856, with Joseph Hanke serving as the first | 14 |
| mayor; Trenton Coal served as the main employment in the town | 15 |
| until 1909; and
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| WHEREAS, Trenton was incorporated as a city on September | 17 |
| 20, 1887; the first newspaper, the Trenton Gazette/Sun, was | 18 |
| established in 1880 and is still in operation today; and
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| WHEREAS, The city celebrated its 100 year anniversary in | 20 |
| 1955; at that time, the population was 1,400 and Trenton gained | 21 |
| the nickname "Friendly City"; in 1990, the city adopted the | 22 |
| slogan "A Growing Place - A Place to Grow"; and
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| WHEREAS, On June 22, 1993, because the city's zip code is | 24 |
| 62293, Trenton celebrated "Zip Code Day"; in 2003, Trenton | 25 |
| received the Governor's Hometown Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Trenton's population today is 2,700 and continues | 27 |
| to grow; the present mayor of Trenton is Robert Louis Koentz; | 28 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we congratulate the City of Trenton on the occasion of its | 4 |
| 150th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the City of Trenton as an expression of our | 7 |
| respect and esteem and with best wishes for many prosperous | 8 |
| years in the future.
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