09 LC 34
1981
House
Resolution 26
By:
Representatives Davis of the
109th,
Mayo of the
91st,
and Lunsford of the
110th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
the life of Dave S. Miller and dedicating a bridge in his memory; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dave S. Miller was born in the Whitehouse community in 1874 and spent his
entire life there; and
WHEREAS,
he first worked as a blacksmith, and his shop still stands on the east side of
Highway 155 just north of Miller's store; and
WHEREAS,
in 1830 Silas Moseley, the ancestor of the Moseley clan in Henry County, built
the first bridge and corn mill on Big Cotton Indian Creek, and after the Civil
War the Hinton family bought the mill property from the Moseleys;
and
WHEREAS,
in 1925, Dave S. Miller bought the mill property and from that time until his
death in 1966 he ran a very prosperous business which included the corn mill, a
cotton gin, a saw mill, and a planing mill; and
WHEREAS,
Dave S. Miller's son, Carlton Miller, ran the mill from 1925 until 1947, and his
son, David Miller, ran the gin and country store; and
WHEREAS,
the mill complex was the center of activity for the community and the operation
was active until 1960 when Dave S. Miller was too old to work any more;
and
WHEREAS,
it is only fitting and proper to honor Dave S. Miller for the tremendous impact
he and his sons had on their community and Henry County.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body dedicate the new bridge in Henry County over Big Cotton Creek as the
Dave S. Miller Memorial Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Dave S. Miller Memorial Bridge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Dave S. Miller Memorial Bridge.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representative is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the family of
Dave S. Miller and the Department of Transportation.