Full Text of HR1204 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Jersey County was formed in 1839 out of a portion | 3 | | of neighboring Greene County and is located at the confluence | 4 | | of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The county seat of Jerseyville, like the county | 6 | | itself, was named for the native state of many of the early | 7 | | settlers and is home to the historic 1893 courthouse; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The residents of Jersey County live on the | 9 | | county's abundant farms or in the communities of Jerseyville, | 10 | | Elsah, Grafton, Brighton, Fidelity, Fieldon, Otterville, Dow, | 11 | | Nutwood, Rosedale, Kemper, Chautauqua, Newbern, East Newbern, | 12 | | McClusky, Delhi, New Delhi, and Beltrees; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Today, Jersey County is home to Illinois' largest | 14 | | State park, Pere Marquette State Park, as well as the | 15 | | Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area, a portion of | 16 | | the Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge, the majestic scenery | 17 | | of the Great River Road, and the Piasa Bird; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jersey County has a growing population of 22,985 | 19 | | residents, an increase of more than 6% since the previous | 20 | | census; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jersey County is home to such community events as | 2 | | the Jersey County Fair and the annual Jersey County Apple | 3 | | Festival in October; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Jersey County offers first-class educational | 5 | | institutions, the Jersey Community Hospital, civic and | 6 | | community groups, countless local businesses, and the Jersey | 7 | | County Business Association; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, Jersey County is celebrating its 175th | 9 | | anniversary; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate the citizens of Jersey County on the occasion | 13 | | of the county's 175th anniversary; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Chairperson of the Jersey County Board.
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