THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY BAKER AND YAW, APRIL 14, 2010

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 14, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Susquehanna County.

WHEREAS, Susquehanna County was created by an act of the

General Assembly on February 21, 1810; and

WHEREAS, Susquehanna County is recognized for its scenic

beauty; and

WHEREAS, Susquehanna County is the location of some of the

most impressive architectural structures in the United States,

such as the Starrucca Viaduct, the oldest stone railroad bridge

still in use in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Susquehanna County has a rich and important

significance in history; and

WHEREAS, Montrose, the county seat of Susquehanna County, was

a station on the Underground Railroad; and

WHEREAS, Susquehanna County is the home of Old Mill Village,

a reconstructed community of authentic early buildings and

shops; and

WHEREAS, Susquehanna County was also the home of Galusha A.

Grow, former United States Representative and Speaker of the

House of Representatives in Washington, DC, who was the sponsor

of the Homestead Bill, which gave land to those who settled in

the western territories of the country; and

WHEREAS, February 21, 2010, marked the 200th anniversary of

the creation of Susquehanna County; and

WHEREAS, The residents of Susquehanna County have deep pride

in their communities and will honor their county with the theme

of "Celebrating Our Heritage" for the annual Independence Day

Parade in 2010; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate commemorate the 200th anniversary

of Susquehanna County.