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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY GRANZOW
1 3 A Resolution honoring the city of Eldora on its
1 4 sesquicentennial anniversary year.
1 5 WHEREAS, the city of Eldora, first settled in 1850
1 6 and platted in 1853, is celebrating its 150th
1 7 anniversary; and
1 8 WHEREAS, Mrs. Lois Beal Edgington, wife of Colonel
1 9 Samuel R. Edgington, named the city of Eldora after
1 10 her baby daughter who had died; and
1 11 WHEREAS, the city of Eldora is the county seat of
1 12 Hardin County, Iowa, and home to the Hardin County
1 13 Courthouse which is on the National Registry of
1 14 Historic Places; and
1 15 WHEREAS, the city of Eldora is home to numerous
1 16 businesses and century farms, has served as home to
1 17 the Iowa State Training School for Boys since 1868,
1 18 and is the home of Pine Lake State Park, enjoyed by
1 19 thousands of Iowans annually, which contains Iowa's
1 20 first man-made lake, Lower Pine Lake; and
1 21 WHEREAS, the city of Eldora was the home of Boyd
1 22 Underwood, son of Dr. and Mrs. Boyd Underwood, the
1 23 first American casualty of the Spanish-American War,
1 24 and was the home of former Lieutenant Governor Enoch
1 25 W. Eastman, 1864-1866; NOW THEREFORE,
1 26 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
1 27 That the House of Representatives recognizes and
1 28 extends its congratulations to the city of Eldora on
1 29 the city's sesquicentennial year and for its 150 years
1 30 of service to its citizens and to the State of Iowa;
2 1 and
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon adoption an
2 3 official copy of this Resolution shall be prepared and
2 4 presented to the Honorable Timothy Hoy, Mayor of the
2 5 city of Eldora.
2 6 LSB 3550HH 80
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