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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark established a
3 camp in the Wood River area in Illinois in 1803 to train the
4 men of the Corps of Discovery for their trip up the Missouri
5 River; and
6 WHEREAS, The camp was situated on the banks of the Wood
7 River and called Camp de Bois, or Camp of the Woods; and
8 WHEREAS, The Lewis and Clark expedition commenced from
9 that site in May 1804; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
12 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the new 4-lane highway
13 currently under construction between the intersection of
14 Interstate Routes 270 and 255 and the Alton Bypass be named
15 the Lewis and Clark Highway; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation
17 is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with
18 State and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs
19 giving notice of the name; and be it further
20 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 delivered to the Secretary of Transportation.