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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas takes pleasure |
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in recognizing the City of Lampasas, which was nicknamed many years |
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ago "The Saratoga of the South"; and |
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WHEREAS, Nestled in the picturesque Hill Country, Lampasas |
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was known as "The Saratoga of the South" as far back as the late |
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1800s; the title refers to the area's many springs, creeks, and |
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rivers that offer both a tranquil ambience and recreational |
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opportunities, much like the famous Saratoga Springs, New York; and |
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WHEREAS, The seat of Lampasas County, Lampasas was originally |
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settled by John Burleson in 1850, and the city was first named |
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Burleson; however, the name was gradually changed to Lampasas |
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Springs in reference to the existence of seven local mineral |
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springs; when Lampasas County was created in 1856, the city was |
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renamed Lampasas, and it was officially incorporated in 1883; and |
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WHEREAS, Lampasas County currently enjoys many fine |
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attributes, such as two significant springs producing more than |
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3,000,000 gallons of water daily; its name is Spanish for the lilies |
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that were found along the county's streams when it was organized |
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from Bell and Travis Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Tonkawa, Apache, and Comanche Indians were all drawn |
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to the mineral springs in the Lampasas area long before the first |
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white settlers arrived; the mineral springs then attracted early |
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European settlers looking for cures for ailments in the cool |
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sulphur water; and |
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WHEREAS, The City of Lampasas is a participant in the Texas |
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Main Street Project and is home to the Keystone Hotel, an early |
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Texas stagecoach stop, and to the Keystone Square Museum, which is |
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housed in an early frontier building; the city's sulphur springs |
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flow close to the native stone courthouse, which is on the National |
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Register of Historic Places; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby join Lampasas County and Lampasas residents in declaring the |
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City of Lampasas "The Saratoga of the South" and extend best wishes |
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for the future to its citizens; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared in honor |
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of the City of Lampasas. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 67 was adopted by the Senate |
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on April 30, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 67 was adopted by the House |
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on May 11, 2007. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |