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92_HR0971
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize milestone events in
4 towns of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The City of Virden was first settled in 1829 and
6 surveyed in 1852; it officially became a town on June 21,
7 1852;
8 WHEREAS, Virden's first store was opened in 1852 and the
9 first post office began serving the public in 1853; and
10 WHEREAS, Virden was originally settled as an area of
11 agriculture and named for John Virden, who owned a hotel
12 where farmers from the surrounding country would stop to
13 spend the night on their trips from Springfield to Alton as
14 they drove their cattle and hogs to market; and
15 WHEREAS, The City of Virden owes much of its prosperity
16 to the mines; at one time there were three operating mines,
17 the first coal shaft sunk in 1868; the great coal beds that
18 underlie three-fifths of the surface of Illinois are an
19 important factor in the development of Virden; and
20 WHEREAS, The Virden Mine Battle of October 12, 1898
21 occurred when a train bringing strike breakers was met by
22 striking miners and resulted in a battle in which lives were
23 lost; and
24 WHEREAS, From 1926 through 1930, the famous Route 66
25 passed through the town of Virden; and
26 WHEREAS, The City of Virden celebrated its centennial
27 celebration in 1952; and
28 WHEREAS, In June 2002, the City of Virden will celebrate
29 its 150th anniversary; the celebration will be highlighted by
30 the motto, "Proud Past, Bright Future"; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate the City of Virden on the celebration of its
4 150th anniversary; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the City of Virden as an expression of our
7 esteem.