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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Cypress Top Historic Park, which is being honored with |
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an official Texas Historical Marker and a dedication ceremony on |
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June 14, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Located 26 miles northwest of Houston, within the |
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Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek watersheds, the Cypress |
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community began as a pre-republic settlement along Cypress Creek |
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and has a long and storied past; and |
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WHEREAS, The first documented Anglo settlers in the region |
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were members of the Matthew Burnett family, who built their home |
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sometime between 1831 and 1835; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 16, 1836, Texas army commander Sam |
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Houston and his troops stopped to stay overnight at the Burnett |
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homestead; four days later, on April 21, 1836, Texas forces |
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defeated the Mexican army in the Battle of San Jacinto, and |
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Texas' independence was won; and |
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WHEREAS, As early as 1840, the Cypress area was home to a |
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post office; in the late 1840s, German immigrants began to |
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arrive, and in 1856, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad laid |
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its first 26-mile segment, which ended at what was then called |
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the Cypress Top depot and gave rise to a flourishing business |
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district; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1897, Edward F. Juergen began buying up |
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property around the depot; his descendants maintained ownership |
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of the land and his business enterprises until 2005, when the |
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property was donated to Harris County Precinct 3 to be preserved |
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as a historic park; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend all those who |
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have taken part in the preservation of Cypress Top Historic Park |
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and extend best wishes to all attending the Texas Historical |
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Marker dedication ceremony; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this occasion. |
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Patrick |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 6, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |