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House
Resolution 485
By:
Representative Jenkins of the
8th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the memory of Adam Poole Vandiver and dedicating the Adam Poole Vandiver
Memorial Bridge; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Vandiver family were the original settlers of the Tallulah Falls area;
and
WHEREAS,
the most famous of that family was Adam Poole Vandiver, due to his exploits as a
hunter, trapper, pathfinder, and storyteller whose door was always open for his
fellow citizen and the weary traveler who chanced upon his cabin;
and
WHEREAS,
Adam Poole Vandiver served in the War of 1812 and the Creek Indian War;
and
WHEREAS,
Adam Poole Vandiver was wounded during the Battle of Autosee while fighting to
protect the citizens of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Adam Poole Vandiver never turned a hungry traveler from his door nor failed to
give directions to any who may have been lost in the area, always being ready to
assist his fellow man; and
WHEREAS,
Adam Poole Vandiver was known as the "Hunter of Tallulah" and his descendants
still populate the Tallulah Falls area; and
WHEREAS,
in recognition and tribute to the numerous, lengthy, and detailed truths and
legends which make up the legacy of Adam Poole Vandiver to the area of Tallulah
Falls, it is most fitting that the State of Georgia perpetuate his name in an
appropriate fashion.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that Adam Poole
Vandiver be memorialized by the dedication of one of the bridges on US 441
immediately north of the Town of Tallulah Falls, Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and
directed to place and maintain appropriate markers designating the Adam Poole
Vandiver Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to the family of
Adam Poole Vandiver and to the Department of Transportation.