Bill Text: TX SR538 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 538 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at the former site of Bob Stone Camp.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-28 - Reported enrolled [SR538 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-SR538-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 538
	WHEREAS, The Montague County Historical Commission hosted
	the dedication of a Texas Historical Marker at the former site of
	Bob Stone Camp in Nocona on April 27, 2021; and
	WHEREAS, Confederate veterans of the Civil War began
	gathering in Montague County for an annual reunion in 1880; named
	for their late comrade-in-arms, Colonel Bob Stone, the
	encampment drew veterans and their families each year, and by
	1893, the event became affiliated with a national organization
	known as United Confederate Veterans; and
	WHEREAS, In 1899, Nocona became the permanent home of the
	camp, situated west of the town on property donated by D. C.
	Jordan, who also donated the land for the town and its cemetery;
	each year, thousands of Confederate and Union veterans and their
	families arrived on special trains from Gainesville to dine
	together and hear speakers and attend such events as games and
	horse races; the camp remained active until the last Civil War
	veterans in the area died in the 1940s; and
	WHEREAS, A marker at this site acknowledges a seminal event
	in this country's history and provides an important record for
	future generations; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
	Legislature, hereby commemorate the dedication of a Texas
	Historical Marker at Bob Stone Camp in Nocona; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for the Montague County Historical Commission as an
	expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.

	Springer



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on May 28, 2021.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate