Bill Text: DE SCR23 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: Recognizing June 6, 2015, As "mason-dixon Day" In The State Of Delaware.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-06-03 - Passed in House by Voice Vote [SCR23 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-SCR23-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Sokola & Sen. Peterson & Sen. Lavelle & Rep. Baumbach & Rep. Miro & Rep. Ramone |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 23 |
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RECOGNIZING JUNE 6, 2015, AS "MASON-DIXON DAY" IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE. |
WHEREAS, June 6, 2015, is the 250th anniversary of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon setting the wooden post that permanently established the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania and ended a long and contentious dispute; and
WHEREAS, the post location became the Tri-State Marker between Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland; and
WHEREAS, the Mason-Dixon Line became the demarcation symbol between the North and South during the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, a newly-established hiking trail to the Tri-State Marker will provide public access to the site; and
WHEREAS, the
dedication ceremony of the new hiking trail will be on National Trails
Day, June 6, 2015, at
11:00 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, many organizations and volunteers worked together to make the trail a reality, including Delaware and Pennsylvania State Parks, the Friends of the White Clay Creek Preserve, and the Wilmington Trail Club; and
WHEREAS, the General Assembly wishes to acknowledge the importance of the Mason-Dixon Tri-State Marker and the newly-established trail providing public access to this historical monument.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the 148th General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the House of Representatives concurring therein, that National Trails Day, June 6, 2015, is established as "Mason-Dixon Day" in the State of Delaware.
SYNOPSIS
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This concurrent resolution designates National Trails Day, June 6, 2015, as "Mason-Dixon Day" in the State of Delaware. Author: Sen. Sokola |
