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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Valley View joined together on |
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March 26, 2022, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding |
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of their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the rolling prairie of North Texas, the |
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region was first settled by the Lee family in 1870, and in 1872, |
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L. W. Lee laid out a townsite and named it Valley View, for its |
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vista of the Spring Creek valley; that same year, a post office was |
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established in the community, and the following year, a blacksmith |
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shop was opened that also served as the town's first school; by |
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1884, the town had 250 people, three gristmills and cotton gins, and |
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three general stores, and in 1886, it became a stop on the Gulf, |
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Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; and |
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WHEREAS, By 1890, there were four churches and a hotel in |
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Valley View; a school district was incorporated in 1902, and the |
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following year a two-story, brick schoolhouse was built, as well as |
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six new business buildings, a bank, and a telephone exchange; in |
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1904, a weekly newspaper, the Valley View News, began publishing; |
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the town survived two serious fires in 1924, including one started |
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by bank robbers, which burned down two city blocks; the town was |
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incorporated in 1980, and today it is a dynamic community of more |
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than 900 residents; and |
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WHEREAS, On the occasion of the town's 150th birthday, the |
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citizens of Valley View hosted a celebration featuring country |
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music performances, gunfighter shows, square dancing, a display of |
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antique tractors, and the crowning of the Valley View king and |
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queen; and |
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WHEREAS, Paying tribute to their rich and colorful history as |
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they work together to build a bright future, the people of Valley |
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View may indeed take great pride in the role their community plays |
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in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Valley |
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View and extend to the community's citizens and guests sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the City of Valley View as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas Senate. |