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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY PAULSEN
1 3 A Resolution honoring the town of Center Point and its
1 4 surrounding community on the town's sesquicentennial
1 5 year.
1 6 WHEREAS, in 1839 Mr. Bartimeus McGonigle, who was
1 7 followed by others, founded a settlement near the
1 8 Cedar River that projected into the Eastern Iowa
1 9 prairie and was known as McGonigle's Point; and
1 10 WHEREAS, in 1854 a village plat was surveyed and
1 11 the name of the village was changed to Center Point in
1 12 recognition of the fact that it was the halfway stop
1 13 on a stagecoach route that extended from the city of
1 14 Marion to the towns of Quasqueton and Independence;
1 15 and
1 16 WHEREAS, Center Point grew into a thriving town,
1 17 becoming the site of a number of homes and businesses,
1 18 a thriving religious congregation, and a prosperous
1 19 farming community, with a historical heritage
1 20 preserved in the photographs of Mr. James Fairbanks;
1 21 and
1 22 WHEREAS, the citizens of Center Point treasure its
1 23 past, including main street buildings dating from the
1 24 1870s, which stand as a reminder of the town's
1 25 history, and also look forward to a promising future
1 26 with the construction of new houses and schools; and
1 27 WHEREAS, this tradition of preserving the past
1 28 while moving confidently forward is reflected in the
1 29 old site of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
1 30 Railroad, the conversion of its depot into a
2 1 historical museum, and the establishment of the Cedar
2 2 Valley Nature Trail on its former rail bed, which
2 3 extends through Center Point and its surrounding
2 4 community including forested bottomlands, and rolling
2 5 farmlands; and
2 6 WHEREAS, on July 8 through 11, 2004, Center Point
2 7 and its surrounding community will celebrate the 150th
2 8 anniversary of the town's founding, in conjunction
2 9 with its Pork Days Celebration and the All School
2 10 Reunion with a number of events, including a concert,
2 11 talent show, parade, spelling bee, reenactment of the
2 12 pageant given 50 years ago, and the largest fireworks
2 13 display in Center Point history; NOW THEREFORE,
2 14 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
2 15 That the House of Representatives recognizes and
2 16 extends its congratulations to the town of Center
2 17 Point and its surrounding community on the town's
2 18 sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its 150
2 19 years of service to its citizens and to the State of
2 20 Iowa; and
2 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
2 22 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mayor
2 23 Paula Freeman-Brown and Ms. Teresa Scheeler.
2 24 LSB 6482HH 80
2 25 da/sh/8
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