Senate Resolution 27 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                        BY  HAHN
  1  3 A Resolution honoring the city of Lowden on its
  1  4    sesquicentennial.
  1  5    WHEREAS, the city of Lowden is a community of
  1  6 approximately 800 friendly people, located in Cedar
  1  7 County on the famous Lincoln Highway; and
  1  8    WHEREAS, in 1839 pioneers began to settle the
  1  9 valley of rolling hills and fertile soil that would
  1 10 become Lowden; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, in 1857 the Iowa Land Company surveyed and
  1 12 platted the town on 12 acres, the railroad track to
  1 13 Lowden was completed in 1858, and the town was
  1 14 formally incorporated in 1869; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, Lowden became the terminal point and main
  1 16 station for the railroad between Clinton and Cedar
  1 17 Rapids; and
  1 18    WHEREAS, today Lowden remains a vibrant and
  1 19 progressive community with its own elementary school,
  1 20 more than 50 businesses, and several active civic
  1 21 organizations, offering an atmosphere of rural living
  1 22 in a clean and safe community; and
  1 23    WHEREAS, the city of Lowden is celebrating its
  1 24 150th anniversary with a sesquicentennial celebration
  1 25 on August 3 through 5, 2007; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 26    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  1 27 recognizes and extends its congratulations to the city
  1 28 of Lowden on the city's sesquicentennial and invites
  1 29 all Iowans to make a visit to Lowden part of their
  1 30 summer vacation plans.
  2  1 LSB 2869SS 82
  2  2 jr:nh/es/88