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90_HR0336
LRB9011728KBkbA
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, On April 23, 1848 the first boat passed through
3 the Illinois and Michigan Canal; the Canal linked Lake
4 Michigan with the Illinois River and remained in full-time
5 operation until 1935; and
6 WHEREAS, The Illinois and Michigan Canal National
7 Heritage Corridor will be celebrating its one hundred and
8 fiftieth birthday in 1998; and
9 WHEREAS, The Illinois and Michigan Canal was the first
10 major improvement project within the State of Illinois; the
11 Canal connected the Chicago market and all major river towns
12 to the Illinois River and on to the Mississippi River; and
13 WHEREAS, Each year the Illinois and Michigan Canal
14 National Heritage Corridor attracts 5.4 million visitors to
15 its many parks and museums; and
16 WHEREAS, Starting in April of 1998 a series of events
17 will be held to commemorate this historic anniversary; and
18 WHEREAS, Many descendents of German, Irish, and Norwegian
19 immigrants still live in the area of the Illinois and
20 Michigan Canal; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
23 wish to acknowledge the anniversary celebration of the
24 Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor; and
25 be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to the Administrator of the Illinois and Michigan
28 Canal National Heritage State Trial.