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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Farmers Branch Historical Park is marking its 25th |
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anniversary in 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as an outdoor museum to preserve and |
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interpret the history of Texas and the Peters colony, whose first |
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office was in Farmers Branch, the park opened in 1986 and today |
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welcomes some 50,000 visitors annually; and |
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WHEREAS, The 27-acre park traces the fascinating heritage of |
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Farmers Branch from the 1840s through the 1940s; its cornerstone is |
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the 1856 Gilbert House, and other notable buildings include the |
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Farmers Branch depot, dating back to the 1870s, the 1885 Queen Anne |
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Victorian Cottage, an 1890s church, the school built in the first |
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decade of the past century, and the 1930s Dodson House; |
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additionally, an 1840s log culture area features unique examples of |
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early Texas log cabin architecture and is of particular interest to |
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aficionados of the pioneer days; and |
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WHEREAS, Educational programming at the park focuses on |
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interactive learning and discussion; tours let schoolchildren |
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engage with history in a lively fashion, and the park also offers a |
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variety of off-site programs for public, private, and home schools; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Among its many attractions, the park is home to two |
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vintage baseball teams, the Farmers Branch Mustangs and the Rawhide |
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Creek Tanners, and interpreters and volunteers re-create the sights |
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and sounds of a 19th-century baseball game, illustrating how the |
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sport has changed; and |
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WHEREAS, For a quarter-century, the Farmers Branch |
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Historical Park has preserved and celebrated the heritage of the |
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area, providing a window on the past and giving young Texans a |
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greater understanding of the part their city played in the annals of |
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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 commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Farmers |
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Branch Historical Park and extend to all those associated with the |
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park sincere best wishes for continued success in the years to come. |
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Jackson |
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Anchia |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1249 was adopted by the House on April |
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21, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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