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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representative are pleased to recognize the citizens of the
4City of Wamac on the occasion of the city's 100th anniversary
5on July 5, 2013; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The City of Wamac was initially organized as a
7village on July 5, 1913 and was incorporated into a city on
8July 25, 1913; Mr. A.P. Bindham had the honor of naming the new
9city and derived the name from the first letter of each of the
10three counties bordering the city: "WA" for Washington County,
11"MA" for Marion County, and "C" for Clinton County; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The first Wamac City Hall was built in 1918 on
13Center Street; in 1979, the city's offices were moved to a
14building at 361 East 17th Street; in April of 2011, the
15building faced high winds that removed a portion of the
16building, causing damage to the roof; the damage was so great
17that plans for a new building went underway; on April 15, 2013,
18the city's offices were moved to their new location at 100
19South Wabash Avenue; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The population of the City of Wamac is 1,185; the
21City of Wamac is known for being the location of the first vote
22cast by a woman in Illinois, as well as for the No. 5 Coal Mine

 

 

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1Disaster on March 25, 1947, where 111 men lost their lives; in
22010, the City of Wamac was placed in the Governor's Cup Finals
3for its Centralia #5 Coal Mine Memorial; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we congratulate the citizens of the City of Wamac on the
7occasion of the city's 100th anniversary and wish them success
8and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to the City of Wamac as a symbol of our esteem and
11respect.