Full Text of HR1321 096th General Assembly
HR1321 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of | 4 |
| Clinton as they celebrate the 175th anniversary of their | 5 |
| community; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1834, two men from McLean County were returning | 7 |
| to their homes after doing business in Decatur when they | 8 |
| stopped to rest; Jesse Fell, a Bloomington lawyer and land | 9 |
| speculator, and State Representative James Allen rested on a | 10 |
| mound of land that today is in the 400 block of North Center | 11 |
| Street in Clinton; and
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| WHEREAS, James Allen was an admirer of DeWitt Clinton, then | 13 |
| governor of New York and the mind behind the building of the | 14 |
| Erie Canal; the two men decided to form a community on the spot | 15 |
| and to call it Clinton and to name the county DeWitt; and
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| WHEREAS, Clinton was platted in 1835; throughout the years | 17 |
| the community grew, and in 1853 the Illinois Central Railroad | 18 |
| laid track through the community and brought in new families | 19 |
| and business opportunities; and
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| WHEREAS, Land was donated for Weldon Springs State Park | 21 |
| between 1850 and 1860; the Revere Corporation, Wallace Business |
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| Forms, Todd Manufacturers, and many other businesses formed the | 2 |
| Industrial Park, expanding the community; and
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| WHEREAS, The Clinton Nuclear Power Plant was built in the | 4 |
| 1980s, adding Clinton Lake as a recreational area; today the | 5 |
| community has a radio station, the YMCA, a library, movie | 6 |
| theaters, parks, a hospital, a golf course, and a country club; | 7 |
| the Apple and Pork Festival is held annually, drawing visitors | 8 |
| to the community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate the citizens of Clinton on this historic event and | 12 |
| wish them continued growth and prosperity for years to come; | 13 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Clinton Mayor Ed Wollet as a symbol of our respect | 16 |
| and esteem.
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