Bill Text: WV HCR58 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Frenchburg Bridge
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-12 - To House Roads and Transportation [HCR58 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2016-HCR58-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 58
(By Delegate Rowan)
February 12, 2016
Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge, to be rebuilt, located near Augusta in Hampshire County that will traverse the Little Cacapon River along State Route 50/9 which original bridge was formerly located in the location of the now non-existent community of Frenchburg, the “Frenchburg Bridge.”
Whereas, One James French was an early settler in the area and was the namesake for the community which later came to be known as Frenchburg; and
Whereas, Hampshire County is one of a few counties in the State of West Virginia that was not in favor of inclusion into the northern union during the Civil War, having had predominantly southern sympathies; and
Whereas, As a result of its southern stance during the Civil War, the town was razed by fire by Union forces sometime between November 1861 when two Ringgold Cavalry soldiers were killed near Frenchburg and Stonewall Jackson’s campaign to Berkeley Springs and Romney in January 1862; and
Whereas, Since Frenchburg was destroyed, it never recovered as a viable community, yet due to its past history, including having been surveyed by George Washington in addition to the foregoing, is endowed with a rich historical significance and heritage; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both entrances to the replacement bridge to be built located near Augusta in Hampshire County that will traverse the Little Cacapon River along State Route 50/9 which original bridge was formerly located in the location of the now nonexistent community of Frenchburg, proclaiming the new bridge to be built the “Frenchburg Bridge;” and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this concurrent resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
