| 1 | 1 | | *HR1572* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: Yocum, Heaton |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION celebrating the Clay County, |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 Indiana, bicentennial. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 Whereas, During the Indiana legislative session of 1825, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 Indiana General Assembly organized Clay County from |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 sections of surrounding counties and named it after Kentucky |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 statesman Henry Clay; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 Whereas, Bowling Green was named the county seat as it |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 was the only community in the county founded before 1830. The |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 first post office was opened there in 1825, and the county's first |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 courthouse was completed in 1828; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 Whereas, Relocation efforts to move the county courthouse |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 and the county seat to Brazil began in 1871, and the relocation |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 was finally granted in 1876. The current Clay County |
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| 20 | 20 | | 14 Courthouse was completed in 1914 and continues to serve the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 20253102 |
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| 22 | 22 | | HR 1572/DI 140 2025 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1 people of Clay County today; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2 Whereas, Clay County considers itself the true "Crossroads |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3 of America" as it is bisected by U.S. Highway 40, I-70, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4 State Road 59, providing access to key cities, such as |
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| 27 | 27 | | 5 Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and beyond; |
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| 28 | 28 | | 6 Whereas, Clay County takes pride in its strong industrial |
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| 29 | 29 | | 7 base and wide variety of businesses that promote growth and |
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| 30 | 30 | | 8 stabilize the economy. Commercial truck and trailer |
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| 31 | 31 | | 9 manufacturer Great Dane has called the county home for over |
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| 32 | 32 | | 10 30 years and employs more than 1,500 workers. Other |
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| 33 | 33 | | 11 industrial leaders with manufacturing operations in Clay |
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| 34 | 34 | | 12 County are BrickCraft, Indiana Oxide, Britt Aero, Technifab |
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| 35 | 35 | | 13 Products, Morris Manufacturing, Process Development and |
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| 36 | 36 | | 14 Fabrication, Inc., and PPG Industrial Coatings, Inc.; |
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| 37 | 37 | | 15 Whereas, The Brazil Concert Band, organized in 1858, is |
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| 38 | 38 | | 16 one of the longest-running bands in the nation, and regularly |
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| 39 | 39 | | 17 performs "Concerts Under the Stars" during the summer |
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| 40 | 40 | | 18 months at the open bandshell located in Forest Park; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 19 Whereas, Clay County is proud to have five colleges and |
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| 42 | 42 | | 20 universities within a 20-mile radius, including DePauw |
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| 43 | 43 | | 21 University, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Rose-Hulman |
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| 44 | 44 | | 22 Institute of Technology, Indiana State University, and Ivy Tech |
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| 45 | 45 | | 23 Community College; and |
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| 46 | 46 | | 24 Whereas, The residents of Clay County take pride in their |
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| 47 | 47 | | 25 rich history and look forward to what the next 200 years hold |
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| 48 | 48 | | 26 for their community: Therefore, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 27 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 50 | 50 | | 28 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 51 | 51 | | 29 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 52 | 52 | | 30 celebrates the 200 year history of Clay County, Indiana. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 31 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 54 | 54 | | 32 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 55 | 55 | | 33 Representative Tim Yocum for distribution. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 20253102 |
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| 57 | 57 | | HR 1572/DI 140 2025 |
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