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HJ520: Commending Giles County on the occasion of its bicentennial.
WHEREAS, 2006 marks the 200th anniversary of the formation of Giles County, an area of unsurpassed natural beauty in Southwest Virginia; and
WHEREAS, archaeological evidence indicates a Native-American presence in what is now Giles County 10,000 years ago, and early European pioneers were doubtless attracted by the county's majestic mountains, clear streams and rivers, and abundant wildlife; and
WHEREAS, the first evidence of European settlers dates to a 1742 gravestone inscription, and in 1745, Adam Harmon, a fur trapper, established the first permanent settlement at Eggleston; and
WHEREAS, in the latter part of the 18th century, lumbermen were drawn to the area by the large variety of trees native to Giles County, and they constituted the first major group to settle the county; and
WHEREAS, in 1806 Giles County was formed from parts of Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties and was named for William Branch Giles, who served as a member of the General Assembly and the United States House of Representatives and as Governor of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, today, Giles County's 17,000 citizens enjoy unparalleled natural beauty, that includes 37 miles of the ancient New River, more than 90 square miles of the Jefferson National Forest, and access to 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail; and
WHEREAS, Giles County is also home to Mountain Lake, the Castle Rock Recreation Area, and the Cascades; and
WHEREAS, the residents of Giles County today can reflect with great pride on two centuries of change, growth, and prosperity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate the citizens of Giles County on the occasion of their bicentennial celebration; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the citizens of Giles County as an expression of the admiration and best wishes of the General Assembly.
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