Senate Resolution 146 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                       BY  JOHNSON
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the city of Peterson, Iowa, on
  1  4    its sesquicentennial.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the 150=year=old city of Peterson, Iowa,
  1  6 located on Iowa Highway 10 in the beautiful valley of
  1  7 the Little Sioux River was first seen and settled by
  1  8 the family of Christian Kirchner in April 1856 and
  1  9 subsequently settled by the Ambrose Mead family and
  1 10 the James Bicknell family in late summer of 1856; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, the city of Peterson was the first Clay
  1 12 county entity to establish a settlement, a post
  1 13 office, the first frame building, first school, first
  1 14 religious services, the first and only fort in the
  1 15 area, the river dam, saw mill and grist mill, first
  1 16 hotel, first retail stores, first newspaper, first
  1 17 polling place, and first county seat and courthouse
  1 18 (1860-1871); and
  1 19    WHEREAS, after the Chicago Northwestern railroad
  1 20 came in 1882, the Peterson area grew rapidly and was
  1 21 the business mecca of the surrounding area; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, the city of Peterson continues to exist as
  1 23 a cooperative and active community with numerous
  1 24 business organizations and four churches and is
  1 25 located on one of Iowa's scenic byways; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, Peterson is proud of its many museums,
  1 27 including two homes of the Kirchner founding fathers,
  1 28 a horse=drawn machinery museum, a restored one room
  1 29 boxcar school house, the restored blockhouse of Fort
  1 30 Peterson, a log cabin on its original site, and two
  2  1 private museums, Jim Hass's History Barn and the
  2  2 French Memorial Museum; and
  2  3    WHEREAS, the community of Peterson boasts more new
  2  4 homes than any of the small towns in Clay County; and
  2  5    WHEREAS, the city of Peterson is celebrating its
  2  6 150th anniversary with events scheduled before and on
  2  7 August 4=6, 2006; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  8    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  9 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the city
  2 10 of Peterson on the city's sesquicentennial and invites
  2 11 all Iowans to make the August celebration in Peterson
  2 12 part of their summer vacation plans.
  2 13 LSB 6639SS 81
  2 14 jr:nh/gg/14.1