House Resolution 4 

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                  BY  WENDT and WHITEAD
  1  3 A Resolution commemorating the sesquicentennial
  1  4    anniversary of the founding of the city of Sioux City.
  1  5    WHEREAS, in 1804 the Lewis and Clark Expedition
  1  6 reached the banks of the mighty Missouri River at the
  1  7 place where the city of Sioux City, Iowa, would later
  1  8 be founded, and there Sergeant Charles Floyd of the
  1  9 Corps of Discovery died and was laid to rest; and
  1 10    WHEREAS, at that time Captain Lewis recorded
  1 11 perhaps the first written description of the area
  1 12 where the Big Sioux and Floyd Rivers join the Missouri
  1 13 River; and
  1 14    WHEREAS, an independent fur=trader, Theophile
  1 15 Bruguier was the first settler on land that would
  1 16 become Sioux City, founding a farm that later grew to
  1 17 a collection of cabins, Indian tepees, and a trading
  1 18 post; and
  1 19    WHEREAS, early settlers begin platting the outline
  1 20 of the city in the winter of 1854 and 1855, and in
  1 21 1856 a steamboat arrived at the growing community from
  1 22 St. Louis, loaded with ready=framed houses and
  1 23 provisions, sparking additional growth; and
  1 24    WHEREAS, on January 16, 1857, the city of Sioux
  1 25 City, Iowa, was incorporated; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, in the following decades Sioux City has
  1 27 grown from a frontier town to a true metropolitan
  1 28 community, supporting four institutions of higher
  1 29 education:  Morningside College, Briar Cliff
  1 30 University, St. Luke's College of Nursing, and Western
  2  1 Iowa Tech Community College; a vibrant economy; and a
  2  2 variety of cultural and entertainment opportunities;
  2  3 and
  2  4    WHEREAS, twice named an All=American City by the
  2  5 National Civic League, Sioux City, Iowa, serves as the
  2  6 regional hub for business, employment, industry,
  2  7 retail trade, medical care, educational opportunities,
  2  8 and tourism in northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota,
  2  9 and northeast Nebraska; and
  2 10    WHEREAS, Sioux City has now developed a plan for
  2 11 the Iowa Great Places initiative which focuses on
  2 12 creating recreational trails and signs highlighting
  2 13 attractions in the downtown area and preserving the
  2 14 historic significance of the existing Sioux City
  2 15 stockyards while also transforming the area for
  2 16 recreational use; the plan also calls for creation of
  2 17 a Sioux City School of Architecture to capitalize on
  2 18 the community's unique terra cotta "brand"; and
  2 19    WHEREAS, more than 140,000 people now live in that
  2 20 tri=state metropolitan area; NOW THEREFORE,
  2 21    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 22 That the House of Representatives recognizes and
  2 23 extends its congratulations to the city of Sioux City
  2 24 on its sesquicentennial anniversary year and for its
  2 25 150 years of service to its citizens and its role in
  2 26 making the state of Iowa a great place to live and
  2 27 work; and
  2 28    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
  2 29 this Resolution be prepared and presented to the
  2 30 citizens of Sioux City.
  3  1 LSB 1714HH 82
  3  2 jr:rj/gg/14.2