Full Text of HR0493 095th General Assembly
HR0493 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Village | 3 |
| of West Salem will take place June 29 through July 1, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Village was officially incorporated by the | 5 |
| State of Illinois on February 8, 1857;
West Salem, population | 6 |
| 1100, is located in northern Edwards County in southeastern | 7 |
| Illinois; West Salem is home to the only Moravian Church in | 8 |
| Illinois, as well as being the birthplace of Champion | 9 |
| Laboratories, founded in the 1950s; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1814, Edwards County stretched all the way to | 11 |
| Canada and today is the second smallest county in the State; | 12 |
| the first settlers arrived in the area around 1820, and others | 13 |
| continued to make northern Edwards County their home; in the | 14 |
| fall of 1830, a small group of settlers arrived from Davidson, | 15 |
| North Carolina; among them was Peter Hinkle, a Moravian | 16 |
| blacksmith, who arrived in a two-horse wagon with just $10 in | 17 |
| his pocket; on May 25, 1844, his barn was the site of the first | 18 |
| Moravian Church service; most of the charter members had come | 19 |
| from Salem, North Carolina and the new settlement was called | 20 |
| New Salem; and
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| WHEREAS, Since the settlers had come west from Salem, North | 22 |
| Carolina, the name was changed to West Salem in deference to |
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| the other New Salem in Illinois; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, From the early beginnings of the Moravian | 3 |
| settlers, a thriving town soon developed; the residents found | 4 |
| success through a healthy mix of agriculture and business; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the village square stands as a beautiful | 6 |
| reminder of what has been, as well as what is yet to come; the | 7 |
| residents of West Salem have proven to be resilient, and hope | 8 |
| and optimism are in abundant supply as they continuously strive | 9 |
| to improve themselves and their community; and
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| WHEREAS, West Salem is taking pride in "Honoring the Past, | 11 |
| Appreciating the Present, and Planning for the Future"; | 12 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate the citizens of the Village of West Salem as they | 16 |
| celebrate the 150th anniversary of their community; and be it | 17 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the mayor of the Village of West Salem as a symbol | 20 |
| of our respect and esteem.
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