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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 822
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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celebrate the recent restoration of the home of Charles and |
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Mary Ann Goodnight; and |
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WHEREAS, Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight played a seminal |
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role in the history of the State of Texas; Charles was a |
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pioneering rancher and cattleman; Mary Ann was his touchstone and |
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helpmate and was beloved as the woman who saved the Texas Plains |
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bison from extinction; and |
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WHEREAS, This remarkable couple built an equally |
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remarkable home in 1887; situated on 30 acres in the Texas |
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Panhandle, the 2,900-square-foot building has been painstakingly |
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returned to its original state and is now a part of the Goodnight |
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Historical Center; and |
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WHEREAS, An outstanding example of Folk Victorian |
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architecture, the home features a first-floor wraparound porch, |
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a parlor, a receiving room, a master bedroom, Mr. Goodnight's |
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office, and a tradesman's office; across the dog-run are the |
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dining room and the kitchen; upstairs are the Parson's Bedroom, a |
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quilting room, and two other bedrooms that open onto the |
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second-story porch; and |
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WHEREAS, This extraordinarily crafted home overlooking |
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Palo Duro Canyon is a powerful tribute to the legacy of the |
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Goodnight family; it includes the original stained glass windows |
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and sliding doors, and on its grounds is a bronze sculpture that |
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was donated to honor Mary Ann Goodnight for her role as the savior |
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of the Texas Plains bison; and |
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WHEREAS, The Goodnight family was one of the most revered |
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families in all of Texas, and the preservation of this |
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architectural treasure as part of the Goodnight Historical |
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Center is indeed worthy of commemoration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend all those who have worked to restore |
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the Goodnight family home and extend to them sincere appreciation |
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for their efforts on behalf of future generations of Texans; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this historic Texas structure. |
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Seliger |
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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 May 3, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |