1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 327 1-3 WHEREAS, The members of the Texas Senate are proud to 1-4 join the citizens of Grimes County in the celebration of 1-5 Grimes County Day at the State Capitol on March 4, 1999, and 1-6 this festive event offers an ideal opportunity to recognize the 1-7 county's many unique attributes; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Located in Southeast Texas, Grimes County is the 1-9 former home of the Bidai Indians and was created from Montgomery 1-10 County by the 1st Texas Legislature in 1846; it was named in honor 1-11 of Jesse Grimes, who was a notable colonist, a signer of the 1-12 Texas Declaration of Independence, and a state senator from 1-13 Montgomery County; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Local property owner Henry Fanthorp donated the 1-15 land for Anderson, the county seat, and the town was named in 1-16 honor of Kenneth L. Anderson, the last vice president of the 1-17 Republic of Texas; home to the Fanthorp Inn State Historical 1-18 Park, which includes a historic log structure inn built in 1834, 1-19 Anderson is now recognized on the National Register of Historic 1-20 Places, as is downtown Navasota; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The centerpiece of the Welsh-design courthouse 1-22 square is the Grimes County Courthouse, an Edwardian-Victorian 1-23 structure built in 1894 of hand-formed red bricks and rusticated 1-24 native stone with a central wooden cupola; a dramatic chapter 2-1 in the building's history occurred during the 1930s with the 2-2 trial of a Clyde Barrow gang member; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Grimes County's largest city, Navasota, was 2-4 established by the Texas Legislature in 1866 and played a 2-5 pivotal role in the economic success of the cotton plantations 2-6 and farms along the Brazos and Navasota rivers; the city has 2-7 functioned as the main railroad terminus and shipment center for 2-8 a three-county area, and its attractions include the Horlock 2-9 History Center and a statue honoring the French explorer La Salle, 2-10 who traveled the area in the late 17th century; and 2-11 WHEREAS, The Brazos and Navasota rivers enrich the 2-12 soil of the rolling hills in Grimes County, which also boasts 2-13 such recreational treasures as the Gibbons Creek Reservoir, 2-14 Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, where the Texas Declaration 2-15 of Independence was signed, and Sam Houston National Forest, all 2-16 drawing cards for hunters, anglers, and other outdoor sports 2-17 enthusiasts; and 2-18 WHEREAS, The region's continued prosperity in recent 2-19 years has centered on agribusiness, manufacturing, and tourism; 2-20 among the annual festivals and events that delight visitors to 2-21 Grimes County are the Renaissance Festival in Plantersville, 2-22 Texian Days in Anderson, Navasota Blues Festival, Grimes County 2-23 Fair, Iola Hey Day, and Richards Founders Day; and 2-24 WHEREAS, The continued popularity of Grimes County as a 2-25 place to live, vacation, and explore Texas history is enhanced 2-26 by the county's friendly residents and by its rich historic, 3-1 natural, and cultural resources, and it is a pleasure to 3-2 salute this fine Texas county at this time; now, therefore, 3-3 be it 3-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 3-5 76th Legislature, hereby recognize March 4, 1999, as 3-6 Grimes County Day at the State Capitol and extend to those 3-7 residents visiting on this day best wishes for a memorable 3-8 trip to the Capital City; and, be it further 3-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 3-10 prepared for the Grimes County delegation as an expression 3-11 of high regard from the Texas Senate. 3-12 Ogden 3-13 Armbrister Gallegos Nixon 3-14 Barrientos Harris Ratliff 3-15 Bernsen Haywood Shapiro 3-16 Bivins Jackson Shapleigh 3-17 Brown Lindsay Sibley 3-18 Cain Lucio Truan 3-19 Carona Luna Wentworth 3-20 Duncan Madla West 3-21 Ellis Moncrief Whitmire 3-22 Fraser Nelson Zaffirini 3-23 Perry, President of the Senate 3-24 ______________________________________ 3-25 President of the Senate 3-26 I hereby certify that the above 3-27 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-28 on March 4, 1999. 3-29 ______________________________________ 3-30 Secretary of the Senate 3-31 ______________________________________ 3-32 Member, Texas Senate