12 LC 93
0952
House
Resolution 1555
By:
Representative Parrish of the
156th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Emanuel County on its bicentennial; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
on December 6 and 12 of 1812, the County of Emanuel was established by
legislative Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Emanuel County was created out of territory originally in parts of Montgomery
County and Bulloch County; and
WHEREAS,
named in honor of former Georgia Governor David Emanuel, it was the 17th county
established in the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Emanuel County is a leading producer of forest products; and
WHEREAS,
Emanuel County is the home of East Georgia College, a unit of the University
System of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the City of Swainsboro was designed as the County Seat by the General Assembly
in 1822; and
WHEREAS,
Emanuel County is situated at the crossroads of the great South, being at the
intersection of two national highways: United States Highway Number 1, running
North from the United States and Canada border to Key West, Florida; and United
States Highway Number 80, from Tybee Island, Georgia, to the Pacific Ocean at
San Diego, California; and
WHEREAS,
the County of Emanuel has flourished as a center for religious, educational, and
cultural institutions; and
WHEREAS,
in commemoration of Emanuel County's 200th anniversary, the county is
celebrating its bicentennial year of existence in 2012 with the theme
"Celebrating 200 Years of Shared Heritage"; and
WHEREAS,
Emanuel County continues to look with optimism toward the future while keeping
the proud memory of its beginning close to its heart to share with succeeding
generations.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize and salute Emanuel County as it celebrates its bicentennial
in 2012.
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 public
and the press.