Full Text of HR0998 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the residents of Pope | 4 | | County on the 200th anniversary of the county's founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pope County was established on January 10, 1816, | 6 | | and formed from portions of Gallatin and Johnson counties; it | 7 | | received its name from Nathaniel Pope, then Secretary of the | 8 | | Illinois Territory; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Pope County shares in a portion of the Shawnee | 10 | | National Forest, providing residents and visitors with lakes, | 11 | | creeks, rock formations, and caves; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Notable residents from Pope County include | 13 | | American Civil War General James L. Alcorn, Military Governor | 14 | | of South Korea, preceding the Korean War John R. Hodge, and | 15 | | American Civil War General Green B. Raum; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Pope County host many yearly events, including the | 17 | | River-to-River Relay, the 9-day Trail Ride, the Deer Festival, | 18 | | and the Christmas House Tour; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Pope County began celebrating their | 20 | | county's bicentennial on January 10, 2016 and will hold |
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| 1 | | celebratory events throughout the year; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | congratulate the residents of Pope County on the 200th | 5 | | anniversary of the county's founding, and we wish them many | 6 | | more wonderful years.
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