Bill Text: GA HR1296 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Goswick Family Bridge; Murray County; dedicate
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-05 - House Second Readers [HR1296 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1296-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1296
By:
Representative Meadows of the
5th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the Goswick family and dedicating a bridge in their honor; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Marion A. Goswick drew a sketch for the first bridge across the Conasauga River,
at the location which is now known as SR 286; and
WHEREAS,
the road was originally constructed with money raised through the poll tax;
and
WHEREAS,
the original road was built according to existing property lines, except where
property owners would not agree to the use of their land, which explains the
many curves in the road; and
WHEREAS,
when Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, the Public Works Administration worked
to widen the road; and
WHEREAS,
over time, the Conasauga River has had four bridges built across it at this
location: one wood, one wood and steel, and two cement, the last being built in
1959; and
WHEREAS,
Herman Talmadge was the Governor of Georgia and Clarence Ridley was the
Commissioner of Murray County when the road was designated as SR 286;
and
WHEREAS,
Marion A. Goswick carved three peach seeds into monkeys and mounted each monkey
on a piece of wood, marking each with the number 286, and he sent them to
Governor Herman Talmadge as a souvenir of the highway; and
WHEREAS,
the Governor acknowledged the souvenir by writing a letter to Goswick, saying he
had them on display in his office; and
WHEREAS,
Marion Andrew Goswick married Roxie Pearl Laughridge, and to their union were
born Raney Opal, Theodore, Ruth, Maga Lynn, and Creed Denton;
and
WHEREAS, the Goswick family store was built in 1914 facing what used to be Route 2, now known as Goswick Road; and
WHEREAS, the Goswick family store was built in 1914 facing what used to be Route 2, now known as Goswick Road; and
WHEREAS,
the Goswick family operated the store selling general merchandise until
2006– when Marion A. Goswich died, his son C.D. operated the store until
he died in 1997, and then Maga Lynn Goswick Hix ran the store; and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting that a lasting memorial to the contributions of the Goswick
family to the people of Murray County be established.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body honor the contributions of the Goswick family to this state and their
community and dedicate the bridge over the Conasauga River at SR 286 as the
Goswick Family Bridge.
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
Department of Transportation and to Maga Lynn Goswick Hix.
