Full Text of SJR0036 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that we remember those who | 3 | | contributed to the betterment of the State of
Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur was born in Indian Village, | 5 | | St. Francois, Lower Canada on March 14,
1814, one of 6 children | 6 | | of Charles and Luch Laur; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur emigrated from Canada to | 8 | | Lincoln, Massachusetts in 1833; six years later, after working | 9 | | in Massachusetts, he began flat-boating on the Ohio and | 10 | | Mississippi rivers, hauling
merchandise from Pittsburgh, | 11 | | Pennsylvania to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he would sell | 12 | | the merchandise, dismantle the boat,
sell the lumber, and | 13 | | return on foot by way of the Natchez Trace, which was being | 14 | | traversed by a
constant stream of boatman during that era; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur established a permanent home | 16 | | in Knob Prairie in Jefferson County in
1841; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur mustered into the Union Army | 18 | | on October 19, 1861 as a First
Lieutenant in Company K, | 19 | | Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commanded by Col.
W.R. | 20 | | Morrison; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur was promoted to Captain on | 2 | | June 10, 1862 and thus earned the nickname
"Cap"; he fought at | 3 | | the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, the Red River | 4 | | expedition, and
the siege of Vicksburg; he was injured in | 5 | | combat and discharged in September of 1865; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur was awarded the contract on | 7 | | Star Route 11799 and served each
post office from Ashley to | 8 | | Moore's Prairie; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur died on June 8, 1895; during | 10 | | his time, Williamsburg became Old Town
and was superseded by | 11 | | Waltonville; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Captain Joseph Laur's service to the United | 13 | | States and the State of Illinois has greatly
benefited the | 14 | | surrounding communities; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 16 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF | 17 | | REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Big | 18 | | Muddy Bridge east of Waltonville on IL Route 148 as the | 19 | | "Captain Joseph Laur Memorial Bridge"; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 21 | | is requested to erect at suitable locations,
consistent with |
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| 1 | | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 2 | | giving notice of the name
"Captain Joseph Laur Memorial | 3 | | Bridge"; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the Secretary of the Department of
| 6 | | Transportation, the Mayor of Waltonville, and the family of | 7 | | Captain Joseph Laur.
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