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SR 43 - Effingham Co. Day - January 26, 1999

Hill, Jack (4th)

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A resolution recognizing Tuesday, January 26, 1999, as "Effingham County Day".

SR 43                                              LC 21 5233 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                             A RESOLUTION 
 
  1- 1  Recognizing Tuesday, January 26, 1999, as "Effingham County 
  1- 2  Day"; and for other purposes. 
 
  1- 3  WHEREAS, Effingham County, located just 20 miles northwest 
  1- 4  of historic Savannah and bordering the Savannah River, 
  1- 5  offers old South genteel living combined with proximity to 
  1- 6  the many attractions of Savannah; and 
 
  1- 7  WHEREAS, the county, which is made up of three incorporated 
  1- 8  communities, Rincon, Springfield, and Guyton, and several 
  1- 9  smaller communities, such as Meldrim, Faulkville, Pineora, 
  1-10  Stillwell, Egypt, Clyo, Ebenezer, and Shawnee, owes much of 
  1-11  its character to the Austrian and German settlers who 
  1-12  populated the area in the early eighteenth century, 
  1-13  industrious and hard-working people who gave Georgia its 
  1-14  first orphanage, first school, first grist mill, first saw 
  1-15  mill, and first rice mill, as well as producing the state's 
  1-16  first governor, Austrian-born John Adam Treutlen; and 
 
  1-17  WHEREAS, while the county has grown in population, much of 
  1-18  the beauty those early settlers enjoyed can still be seen, 
  1-19  and the county offers residents and visitors a quiet and 
  1-20  relaxed  way of life with many recreational activities; and 
 
  1-21  WHEREAS, the citizens of Effingham County are justly proud 
  1-22  of their community, its past, and its many contributions to 
  1-23  the state, and it is only proper to recognize Tuesday, 
  1-24  January 26, 1999, and "Effingham County Day." 
 
  1-25  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the 
  1-26  members of this body recognize Tuesday, January 26, 1999, as 
  1-27  Effingham County Day and congratulate the citizens of 
  1-28  Effingham County for their fine community. 
 
  1-29  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is 
  1-30  authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of 
  1-31  this resolution to the press and the public. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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