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04 LC 21 7748
House Resolution
1183
By: Representative Cummings of the 19th
By: Representative Cummings of the 19th
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the community of Cedartown and recognizing its
historic 150th anniversary; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, the City of Cedartown will celebrate its 150th anniversary of its founding on February 8, 2004; and
WHEREAS, early in the 19th century, the Cherokees won the Big Spring and its surrounding territory from the Creeks, and the territory that is Cedartown became a part of the Cherokee Nation; and
WHEREAS, European settlers soon came to the country, attracted by Cedartown´s natural beauty, plentiful game, timber, and abundant water supply; and
WHEREAS, Cedartown was incorporated in 1854, and its city limits extended one mile in every direction from the bustling intersection of Main and Herbert Streets and included within its boundaries the Big Spring which the Cherokees had won from the Creeks not 50 years before; and
WHEREAS, Cedartown and Polk County sent four companies of regular army troops to the Confederate Army, an act which attracted General Sherman´s men, who torched the Cedartown courthouse along with 65 homes, schools, and civic buildings; and
WHEREAS, by 1926, Cedartown had become a thriving town of 8,000 residents with paved streets and sidewalks, a magnificent school system, and every comfort of a large city, and strong leadership has helped Cedartown to grow to become a warm welcoming community set on a balanced course between qualities of life and growth and economic development for another 150 years; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body honors and recognizes the historic and great community of Cedartown and its residents on the 150th anniversary of its founding and express to Cedartown, Georgia, sincerest best wishes for the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Cedartown, Georgia.
WHEREAS, the City of Cedartown will celebrate its 150th anniversary of its founding on February 8, 2004; and
WHEREAS, early in the 19th century, the Cherokees won the Big Spring and its surrounding territory from the Creeks, and the territory that is Cedartown became a part of the Cherokee Nation; and
WHEREAS, European settlers soon came to the country, attracted by Cedartown´s natural beauty, plentiful game, timber, and abundant water supply; and
WHEREAS, Cedartown was incorporated in 1854, and its city limits extended one mile in every direction from the bustling intersection of Main and Herbert Streets and included within its boundaries the Big Spring which the Cherokees had won from the Creeks not 50 years before; and
WHEREAS, Cedartown and Polk County sent four companies of regular army troops to the Confederate Army, an act which attracted General Sherman´s men, who torched the Cedartown courthouse along with 65 homes, schools, and civic buildings; and
WHEREAS, by 1926, Cedartown had become a thriving town of 8,000 residents with paved streets and sidewalks, a magnificent school system, and every comfort of a large city, and strong leadership has helped Cedartown to grow to become a warm welcoming community set on a balanced course between qualities of life and growth and economic development for another 150 years; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that this body honors and recognizes the historic and great community of Cedartown and its residents on the 150th anniversary of its founding and express to Cedartown, Georgia, sincerest best wishes for the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Cedartown, Georgia.