Senate Resolution 35 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                 BY  KETTERING and SHULL
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the city of Sac City on its
  1  4    sesquicentennial.
  1  5    WHEREAS, in September 1854, Francis Cory and his
  1  6 family arrived on the banks of the Raccoon River in
  1  7 Sac County, soon to be joined by the families of Joel
  1  8 Austin, Jacob McAfee, and David Metcalf; and
  1  9    WHEREAS, the original county land survey reveals
  1 10 that by October of 1855, a small settlement with 10
  1 11 dwellings and three cultivated fields was established
  1 12 in Jackson Township, the location of present=day Sac
  1 13 City; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, Sac City was designated the county seat in
  1 15 1856 and was officially incorporated in 1875, quickly
  1 16 growing into a bustling commercial center with the
  1 17 first courthouse built in 1862, later replaced in
  1 18 1873, and again in 1889; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, Sac City is located in north central Iowa
  1 20 on U.S. Highway 20, and nestled in the Raccoon River
  1 21 Valley; and
  1 22    WHEREAS, Sac City is a family=oriented community
  1 23 with award=winning schools, beautiful tree=lined
  1 24 streets, and turn=of=the=century architecture
  1 25 showcased in many Victorian homes; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, today Sac City is home to some 2,400
  1 27 Iowans with a proud mixture of cultural heritages; and
  1 28    WHEREAS, the city of Sac City is celebrating its
  1 29 150th anniversary, with a celebration on July 1
  1 30 through July 4, 2005; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  1    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  2  2 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the city
  2  3 of Sac City on the city's sesquicentennial and invites
  2  4 all Iowans to make the July celebration in Sac City
  2  5 part of their summer vacations.
  2  6 LSB 3548SS 81
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