Full Text of HR0459 94th General Assembly
HR0459 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The City of Mattoon marks its 150th anniversary in | 3 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, A celebration is planned for September 29, 2005, | 5 |
| through October 2, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, In December of 1854, on the west side of where | 7 |
| Mattoon would be built, there was just prairie grass and one | 8 |
| lone elm tree; the tree stood as a sentinel for those who | 9 |
| traveled the prairie; it was a trail marker for both the | 10 |
| Indians and pioneers; it provided shade for weary travelers; | 11 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Mattoon's founding father's met at the Bunnell | 13 |
| House in Charleston on May 15, 1855; a name for the City was | 14 |
| discussed, and Pegtown, Essex, and Mattoon were suggested; | 15 |
| Mattoon was chosen, after William B. Mattoon; Mr. Mattoon was a | 16 |
| resident member of a railroad construction firm called Phelps, | 17 |
| Mattoon, and Barnes; and
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| WHEREAS, Many ancestors of Mr. Mattoon live in Illinois, as | 19 |
| well as California, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and the East Coast; and
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| WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln and Douglas debated in | 21 |
| Charleston; Lincoln stayed at the Pennsylvania House in the | 22 |
| 1700 block of Broadway in Mattoon; Douglas stayed at the Essex | 23 |
| House; and
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| WHEREAS, Mattoon had the first permanent bank in Illinois | 25 |
| and the 25th in the United States; the First Mid-Illinois Bank | 26 |
| was started as the National Bank of Mattoon; and
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| WHEREAS, Street fairs were held during the first 40 years, | 28 |
| much like the Bagelfest which has been held for the last 25 |
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| years; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 |
| we congratulate the City of Mattoon on the occasion of its | 5 |
| Sesquicentennial celebration; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to the City of Mattoon as an expression of our esteem | 8 |
| and best wishes for Mattoon's successful celebration.
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