GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	1 

SENATE RESOLUTION 763

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Sponsors: Senator Webster.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operations of the Senate.

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April 6, 1999

A SENATE RESOLUTION COMMENDING ALAMANCE COUNTY ON ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL.
Whereas, the area that is known as Alamance County was once a part of Orange County and was originally settled around 1745 by English and Irish Quakers, Scots-Irish Presbyterians, and German Lutherans; and
Whereas, the people in the area felt that the Town of Hillsborough was too far to travel to conduct business and thought there was justification to divide Orange County into two counties; and
Whereas, on January 1, 1849, Representative Giles Mebane introduced a bill to establish Alamance County; and
Whereas, by popular vote, Alamance County was formed on April 24, 1849; and
Whereas, Alamance County has been home to many great citizens including Thomas M. Holt and Robert W. Scott, former Governors of North Carolina; B. Everett Jordan, former United States Senator; and W. Kerr Scott, former Governor and United States Senator; and
Whereas, Edwin M. Holt built the county's first textile mill and thereafter numerous textile mills were established in the County, making it one of the world's largest producers of textile products; and
Whereas, Alamance County is also recognized for being home to a number of companies that produce furniture, electronic equipment, and appliances and a major medical testing company and several packaging companies; and
Whereas, Alamance County has been represented by men and women in all wars fought by the United States, including the War Between the States; and
Whereas, Alamance County possesses a rich and valuable history; and
Whereas, the people of Alamance County are loyal, honest, and hardworking citizens who are proud of their past; and
Whereas, the citizens of Alamance County have been actively preparing for the County's Sesquicentennial Anniversary; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
Section 1.  The Senate commends Alamance County on its Sesquicentennial Anniversary and joins the County's citizens in celebrating this occasion.
Section 2.  The Principal Clerk shall transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the Chair of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners and to the County Manager.
Section 3.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.