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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting |
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Austin on February 15, 2017, to celebrate the distinctive |
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attributes and achievements of their community during Mansfield Day |
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at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timber country of North Central |
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Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first established by |
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pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man and Julian Feild |
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built a gristmill in the area, at the crossroads that later became |
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the center of the town, which was named for the two men; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the |
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street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860; |
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during the Civil War, the Man and Feild mill supplied meal and flour |
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to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for those at United |
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States Army outposts and Indian reservations in Texas and New |
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Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town remained a farming |
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community until the suburban expansion of the Dallas/Fort Worth |
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area brought many new residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 64,000 residents can |
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enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the |
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town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places to |
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live in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their heritage as they embrace the |
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opportunities of the future, the citizens of Mansfield are |
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justifiably proud of their community, and it is indeed fitting to |
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honor them and their unique contributions to the story of the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 15, 2017, as Mansfield Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to members of the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event. |