By:  Place                                             H.R. No. 311
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                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Since its establishment in the 1840s, the beautiful
    1-2  city of Copperas Cove has significantly contributed to the state's
    1-3  unique history with its rich and colorful past, and the hardy
    1-4  pioneers who settled the area would indeed be proud of its
    1-5  tremendous growth and progress since that time; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Ogletree Gap Valley, about two miles west of town,
    1-7  is the original townsite of Copperas Cove; the natural basin,
    1-8  protected by the five surrounding hills, was used primarily as a
    1-9  stopover for cattle drives heading east toward the Chisholm Trail;
   1-10  and
   1-11        WHEREAS, One of the area's earliest settlers was Marsden
   1-12  Ogletree, who migrated to Texas from Georgia with his family in
   1-13  1878 and built a family home that also served as a grain store and
   1-14  a stopping place for the Lampasas to Belton stagecoach; since the
   1-15  mail arrived by stagecoach, a post office was opened in the
   1-16  location the following year and Mr. Ogletree became its first
   1-17  postmaster; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Named for a "copperas-tasting" spring in the cove of
   1-19  a nearby mountain, the thriving community shifted to its present
   1-20  location with the coming of the Santa Fe Railway, and the area soon
   1-21  became a shipping point for cattle and cotton; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Copperas Cove remained a small community until
   1-23  construction began at what was then known as Camp Hood in 1942, and
   1-24  today the city enjoys a multicultural and forward-looking
    2-1  population of nearly 25,000 residents; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, The city of Copperas Cove, which has continued to
    2-3  maintain its progressive Western spirit and healthy business
    2-4  climate, also has become well known for offering an abundance of
    2-5  recreational facilities at its 88-acre park as well as excellent
    2-6  educational opportunities at Central Texas College and the
    2-7  University of Central Texas; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, The citizens of this innovative and modern community
    2-9  have made Copperas Cove a town that still takes pride in
   2-10  traditional values and a high quality of life, and their
   2-11  accomplishments merit the commendation of the Texas House of
   2-12  Representatives; now, therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-14  Legislature hereby recognize Monday, February 23, 1993, as
   2-15  "Copperas Cove Day" at the State Capitol, welcome the proud
   2-16  residents of Copperas Cove on their visit to Austin, and commend
   2-17  them for their exemplary achievement in building one of Texas'
   2-18  finest communities.