By: Turner S.R. No. 243 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The townsite of Mount Vernon, Washington County, Texas, 1-3 will receive an Official Texas Historical Marker at a special ceremony 1-4 on March 20, 1993; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The town was laid out in 1841 by John Stamp who chose 1-6 the name hoping that it would help the town be designated as the 1-7 county seat of Washington County; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Mount Vernon lost its official designation as 1-9 county seat in 1844 in an election ratified by the Texas Congress; 1-10 however, Mount Vernon did enjoy its status as county seat from 1841 1-11 through 1844; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Even though it was no longer county seat, Mount Vernon 1-13 remained a thriving, growing frontier town with log buildings, homes, 1-14 a school, churches, a jail, and a courthouse; and 1-15 WHEREAS, As late as 1860 the town was still robust; 1-16 Gideon Lincecum of Longpoint vividly described a parade assembled to 1-17 march from Mount Vernon to Brenham; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The parade included two veterans of the War of 1812 1-19 who marched to show their support for seceding from a federal union 1-20 which no longer stood for the principles for which their ancestors 1-21 had died; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Today, in Washington County, there are no remains of 1-23 the town named Mount Vernon; the Texas Historical Commission seeks to 2-1 correct that omission; now, therefore, be it 2-2 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-3 73rd Legislature, hereby recognize Mount Vernon, Washington County, 2-4 Texas, as it receives an Official Texas Historical Marker 2-5 commemorating its important place in the development of the state; 2-6 and, be it further 2-7 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a 2-8 memento of this notable event. 2-9 _____________________________________ 2-10 President of the Senate 2-11 I hereby certify that the 2-12 above Resolution was adopted by 2-13 the Senate on February 16, 1993. 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 Secretary of the Senate 2-16 _____________________________________ 2-17 Member, Texas Senate