Full Text of HR0558 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mayor Jackie D. | 4 | | "Butch" Mathus, Jr. and the City of Wamac on the occasion of | 5 | | the city's 100th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On July 5, 1913 a special election was held to | 7 | | incorporate Wamac into a city, which was previously recognized | 8 | | as a village; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Many of the original residents of Wamac were | 10 | | Italian, and some of the same families are still living in | 11 | | Wamac today, a testament to how well-liked the city is by its | 12 | | residents; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Wamac was named by A.P. Bindham, who derived the | 14 | | name from the counties that mark the city's boundaries; "WA" | 15 | | comes from Washington County, "MA" comes from Marion County, | 16 | | and "C" comes from Clinton County; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The first mayor elected to serve the city of Wamac | 18 | | was C.A. Campbell; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, At the 2010 census, the population of Wamac was | 20 | | 1,185 people; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, This year, an open house was held at Wamac City | 2 | | Hall on July 5, and the "Wamac Fest" will be held on September | 3 | | 21, 2013 in celebration of the city's 100th anniversary; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Wamac is known for being the site of the Number 5 | 5 | | Coal Mine disaster; on March 25, 1947 at 3:26 p.m., an | 6 | | explosion occurred in the mine; 142 coal miners were working at | 7 | | the time, 8 of them were rescued and 23 escaped, leaving 111 | 8 | | miners dead; a memorial in Wamac City Park is dedicated to the | 9 | | miners who lost their lives in the disaster so that they may | 10 | | always be remembered; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Wamac is the home of the first female voter in | 12 | | Illinois, O.W. Coleman, who voted in an Illinois special | 13 | | election on July 5, 1913, which incorporated Wamac as a city; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Wamac was originally founded due to its excellent | 16 | | location - its proximity to railroad, oil, and liquor stores in | 17 | | an otherwise dry area made it an ideal place to settle down; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate the City of Wamac on its 100th anniversary; and |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Mayor Mathus and the City of Wamac as a symbol of | 4 | | our respect and esteem.
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