Senate Resolution 141

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                       BY  LUNDBY
  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 SENATE, That the Senate
  2 15 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the town
  2 16 of Center Point and its surrounding community on the
  2 17 town's sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its
  2 18 150 years of service to its citizens and to the State
  2 19 of Iowa; and
  2 20    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
  2 21 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mayor
  2 22 Paula Freeman=Brown and Ms. Teresa Scheeler.
  2 23 LSB 6482SS 80
  2 24 da/sh/8