By Sadler                                            H.C.R. No. 228
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature is proud to join the citizens
 1-2     of Marshall in the joyous celebration of Marshall Days at the State
 1-3     Capitol on March 27-28, 2001; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, Located in East Texas, Marshall was settled in 1839
 1-5     and named in honor of Chief Justice John Marshall; the town, which
 1-6     is the county seat of Harrison County, was incorporated by the
 1-7     Texas Legislature in 1844; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, This charming city has the distinction of being the
 1-9     first town in Texas to have a telegraph, and by 1860 it was one of
1-10     the biggest and most prosperous cities in Texas; and
1-11           WHEREAS, The proximity of railroads enabled Marshall to
1-12     become a major East Texas hub for cotton-marketing; this, coupled
1-13     with the influx of students to Marshall University, Marshall
1-14     Masonic Female Institute, Wiley College, and Bishop College,
1-15     brought about significant growth well into the late 1800s; and
1-16           WHEREAS, After the decline of cotton production around 1930,
1-17     Marshall became a retail center, largely due to its strategic
1-18     location between Dallas and Shreveport, and featured wood and
1-19     metalworking industries; the emphasis on higher education has
1-20     always remained, and the city is home to East Texas Baptist
1-21     University, which was founded in 1914 as East Texas Baptist
1-22     College; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Marshall is most certainly a forward-looking
1-24     community, but its citizens also take great pride in preserving the
 2-1     city's historic past, as is evidenced by the numerous homes the
 2-2     town has listed in the National Register for Historic Places, and
 2-3     countless historical landmarks that have been awarded to the city
 2-4     by the Texas Historical Commission; furthermore, Marshall received
 2-5     the distinction of being named an All American City by the National
 2-6     Municipal League in 1976; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, Marshall has long been an outstanding place in which
 2-8     to live, work, and raise a family, and it is indeed a privilege to
 2-9     pay tribute to this community and its citizens at this time; now,
2-10     therefore, be it
2-11           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
2-12     hereby designate March 27-28, 2001, as Marshall Days at the State
2-13     Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best wishes for an
2-14     enjoyable and informative stay in Austin.