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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Delta County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 10, 2011, to celebrate Delta County Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated between the north and south forks of the |
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Sulphur River, Delta County was first inhabited by the Caddo |
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Indians; a French explorer, Francois Hervey, visited the area in |
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1750; and |
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WHEREAS, The county's first Anglo-American settler, Hugh |
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Castle, settled in the region in the 1820s; in the 1870s, the area |
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was organized into Delta County and named for its triangular shape; |
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Cooper is the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, The Patterson Memorial Delta County Museum in the |
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old Texas-Midland Railroad depot in Cooper exhibits artifacts and |
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memorabilia from the county's early days, while Cooper's |
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picturesque downtown features Miller Drug, with its old-fashioned |
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soda counter and vintage Wurlitzer jukebox; visitors and residents |
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alike enjoy the annual Chiggerfest in October, the Delta County |
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Fair in April, and bass fishing at the ever-popular Cooper Lake; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Delta County are justly proud of |
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their agricultural heritage, their rural lifestyle, and their |
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good-neighbor values, and it is indeed a pleasure to celebrate this |
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unique region of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 10, 2011, as Delta County Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a memorable and meaningful stay in Austin. |