Bill Text: WV SR48 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Celebrating 150th anniversary of Winfield
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-02-21 - Completed legislative action [SR48 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2018-SR48-Introduced.html
SENATE RESOLUTION 48
(By Senators Carmichael (Mr. President), Drennan, Plymale, and Stollings)
[Introduced February 21, 2018]
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the City of Winfield, West Virginia.
Whereas, In 1818, Charles Brown of Charleston, West Virginia, purchased over 400 acres along the Kanawha River which became Winfield, West Virginia; and
Whereas, Winfield was named after General Winfield Scott, who was in command of the victorious United States Army during the two-year war with Mexico; and
Whereas, Charles Brown then began a ferry crossing at Winfield, which increased travel and business opportunity in the area. The traffic created by travelers moving through the area, coupled with the centrality of Winfield’s location, made it an ideal spot to locate the new county seat; and
Whereas, The Virginia General Assembly formed Putnam County out of portions of the surrounding counties, and in 1900, a roman revival-style courthouse was constructed; and
Whereas, Winfield was tied to, and reliant upon, river vessels as a means of transportation, communication, and commerce. With the burgeoning demands of the coal and chemical industries of the upper Kanawha region and the problems with flooding along the river, in the early 1930’s, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed a series of new locks and dams on various sites along the Kanawha River; and
Whereas, Workers were recruited from along the Kanawha River and beyond to construct the Winfield Locks and Dam. President Roosevelt’s National Industrial Recovery Administration Act contained the framework under which people were hired for the Winfield Locks and Dam project. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers project called for the construction of two lock chambers, each measuring 56 feet wide by 360 feet long, with miter gates on both ends. The construction of the Winfield Locks and Dam was completed in 1937; and
Whereas, In late 1937, the government legislation that authorized the series of river construction improvement projects along the Kanawha River called for a federally operated power project and construction began on a hydroelectric power plant on the southern portion of the locks and dam site; and
Whereas, Winfield is a thriving, growing community with a rich history of great accomplishments of its citizens, with a population in 1986 of 868 growing to 2,367 today; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate:
That the Senate hereby celebrates the 150th anniversary of the City of Winfield, West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the City of Winfield, West Virginia.
