08 LC 21
9896
House
Resolution 1831
By:
Representatives Lord of the
142nd,
Parrish of the
156th,
and Porter of the
143rd
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the citizens of Johnson County on the 150th anniversary of the county´s
establishment; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on July 4, 2008, the citizens of Johnson County will hold celebrations in honor
of the 150th anniversary of the county´s establishment; and
WHEREAS,
Johnson County, created by the General Assembly on December 11, 1958, was carved
from portions of Emanuel, Laurens, and Washington counties and named for Georgia
governor, senator, and unsuccessful U.S. vice-presidential candidate, Hershel V.
Johnson and was the 129th county formed in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the county´s first wood frame courthouse, built in 1859, was replaced in
1895 by a masonry structure built in the Romanesque Revival/Colonial Revival
style, which was remodeled in 1938 and again in 1996 and is now listed on the
National Register of Historic Places; and
WHEREAS,
the county seat of Wrightsville, incorporated February 23, 1866, was named for
James B. Wright, a member of the committee that selected the site for the town,
while the other community in the county is Kite, incorporated September 11,
1891, and named for Shaderick Kight who donated the land for the town and who
requested the simpler spelling of his name to facilitate mail delivery;
and
WHEREAS,
it is only right and proper that the members of this body recognize and commend
the citizens of Johnson County for their 150 years of progress as they celebrate
the past and look forward to the future.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the citizens of Johnson County on the 150th anniversary of the
county´s establishment.
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 the citizens of Johnson County.
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 the citizens of Johnson County.