By:  Sims                                              S.R. No. 124
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to salute
    1-3  the Copperas Cove community as it celebrates Copperas Cove Day on
    1-4  January 31, 1995, at the State Capitol; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Copperas Cove is the home of many honorable Texans
    1-6  who are proud of their community and its rich history; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, In the 1840s pioneers began to settle in a natural
    1-8  basin called Ogletree Gap Valley close to an area that was
    1-9  originally inhabited by Tonkawa Indians; the valley was the
   1-10  place where cattle drives stopped overnight on their way to the
   1-11  Chisholm Trail; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The town, in southwest Coryell County, obtained a
   1-13  post office in 1879, with Marsden Ogletree as the first postmaster;
   1-14  it was moved to its existing site when the Santa Fe Railroad came
   1-15  to town; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, Copperas Cove remained a small town until Camp Hood,
   1-17  later known as Fort Hood, began to be built in 1942; since then,
   1-18  Fort Hood has become the largest military installation in the free
   1-19  world, covering 339 square miles; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, The large size of Fort Hood has proved to be an
   1-21  economic boon to the town of Copperas Cove, and many of Fort Hood's
   1-22  people have contributed to the ethnic diversity of Copperas Cove
   1-23  and have imparted a feeling of patriotism to the area; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, With an 88-acre park, the city has many recreational
    2-2  facilities for the inhabitants to enjoy; there are two higher
    2-3  educational institutions, Central Texas College and the University
    2-4  of Central Texas, which offer classes; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, This charming community has as its greatest asset
    2-6  its citizenry; they have made a town that is truly deserving of
    2-7  legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
    2-8        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-9  74th Legislature, hereby declare January 31, 1995, as Copperas Cove
   2-10  Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to residents of
   2-11  that fair city; and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-13  town as a memento of this special day.
   2-14                               ______________________________________
   2-15                                       President of the Senate
   2-16                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-17                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-18                               on January 30, 1995.
   2-19                               ______________________________________
   2-20                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-21                               ______________________________________
   2-22                                        Member, Texas Senate