Full Text of HR0854 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Village of Ridge Farm | 4 | | in the Elwood Township of Vermilion County on the occasion of | 5 | | its 150th anniversary; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Abraham Smith, a Tennessee farmer seeking the | 7 | | rich soil and opportunities that Illinois had to offer, | 8 | | founded Ridge Farm in 1829, building his farm on a glacial | 9 | | ridge and thus giving the village its name; he later opened a | 10 | | post office, a blacksmith shop, a tavern, a general store, and | 11 | | an inn, planting the roots that would anchor and help develop | 12 | | the village; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, From 1873 to 1874, the Village of Ridge Farm | 14 | | further grew with the construction of railroads, increasing | 15 | | the number of its local businesses in the village, which | 16 | | included flour mills, lumberyards, hardware stores, hotels, | 17 | | grain businesses, and a bank; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Ridge Farm's incorporation | 19 | | petition was filed at the Vermilion County Clerk's Office on | 20 | | March 3, 1874, signed by County Judge R. W. Hanford on March 4, | 21 | | 1874, and approved by the general consensus of the community | 22 | | in a store owned by John C. Pierce on March 21, 1874, |
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| 1 | | exemplifying the principles of a government by the people, for | 2 | | the people; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Ridge Farm has important | 4 | | connections to several historical figures, including Abraham | 5 | | Lincoln, who frequently spent time in the area early in his | 6 | | legal career; the village was also once home to such esteemed | 7 | | individuals as Brigadier General Bonner Fellers, an assistant | 8 | | to General Douglas MacArthur and director of psychological | 9 | | warfare, Lori Gerard Hutt, an Emmy Award winner, and Ron | 10 | | Dillman, a Pulitzer Prize winner; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Ridge Farm is less defined by | 12 | | boundaries on a map and more defined by its shared community | 13 | | values, rich cultural history, environmental stewardship, and | 14 | | commitment to progress in local business; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Ridge Farm has many ties to the | 16 | | past but also ties to its future through engaging in a number | 17 | | of projects to build a better tomorrow for its residents; | 18 | | therefore, be it | 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate the Village of Ridge Farm on its | 22 | | sesquicentennial anniversary; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Ridge Farm Village President Shawn Schendel and | 3 | | Elwood Township Supervisor Jennifer Kunze as a symbol of our | 4 | | esteem and respect. |
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