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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Titus County visited Austin on |
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March 25, 2009, to celebrate Mount Pleasant Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Caddo Indians were the earliest inhabitants of this |
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scenic, rolling section of East Texas in historic times; drawn by |
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red mineral springs, they named a nearby hill "Pleasant Mound"; |
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later, Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee lived in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Settlers of European descent increasingly occupied |
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the region in the 1840s, and the 1st Texas Legislature established |
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Titus County in 1846; it was named for pioneer Andrew Jackson Titus, |
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who opened the first road to the Red River port of Jefferson; Mount |
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Pleasant was named as the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, Cotton and corn served as the foundation of the |
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county's economy until the 1950s; oil was discovered in the Talco |
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oilfield in 1936, and today the harvesting of timber and the raising |
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of beef cattle also contribute to the region's prosperity; and |
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WHEREAS, Mount Pleasant has been named as a Texas Main Street |
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City and one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America; this dynamic |
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community is home to Northeast Texas Community College and is a |
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center for poultry processing, health services, coal mining, and |
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the manufacture of trailers and ranch equipment; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy the county's fine |
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opportunities for recreation and cultural enrichment; Lakes Bob |
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Sandlin, Monticello, and Welsh are favored destinations for |
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boating, camping, and waterskiing and are famed for record catches |
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of largemouth bass; the Whatley Center on the NTCC campus is home to |
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many excellent concerts and theatrical productions; and |
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WHEREAS, The natural beauty and rich heritage of Mount |
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Pleasant contribute greatly to the attractiveness of the Lone Star |
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State, and the town's hardworking citizens may take great pride in |
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their history and the bright promise of their future; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize March 25, 2009, as Mount Pleasant Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend to the citizens of this outstanding community |
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sincere best wishes for good fortune in all their endeavors. |