Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 179 - Georgia's Antebellum Trail; 10th anniversary; commend

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1. McBee  88th            2. Stancil  91st           3. Scoggins  24th


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HR 179                                            LC 16 4004






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Recognizing the tenth anniversary of Georgia's Antebellum
  1- 2  Trail; and for other purposes.

  1- 3  WHEREAS, in remembrance and recognition of the historic
  1- 4  significance of the Old South, that portion of United States
  1- 5  Highways 129 and 441 and Georgia Highway 22 between Athens,
  1- 6  Watkinsville, Madison, Eatonton, Milledgeville, Old Clinton,
  1- 7  and Macon was designated by the General Assembly of Georgia
  1- 8  as Georgia's Antebellum Trail in 1985; and

  1- 9  WHEREAS, in its ten-year existence, Georgia's Antebellum
  1-10  Trail has become an extremely popular destination for
  1-11  motorcoach tours, bringing hundreds of thousands of visitors
  1-12  to our state and benefiting the economy of communities
  1-13  located along the trail; and

  1-14  WHEREAS,  Georgia's Antebellum Trail is expected to continue
  1-15  to bring increasing numbers of visitors from around the
  1-16  world to enjoy the attractions, amenities, and hospitality
  1-17  for which Georgia is so justly famous; and

  1-18  WHEREAS, the history, beauty, and romance of the Old South
  1-19  are beautifully represented in Georgia's Antebellum Trail
  1-20  and it is fitting and proper to recognize the tenth
  1-21  anniversary of Georgia's Antebellum Trail.

  1-22  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  1-23  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body do recognize
  1-24  the tenth anniversary of Georgia's Antebellum Trail.

  1-25  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  1-26  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  1-27  appropriate copy of this resolution to the representatives
  1-28  of Georgia's Antebellum Trail.











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