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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY M. SMITH, BAKER, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HAHN, HARHART, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, KOTIK, MAHER, MANN, MATZIE, MILLARD, MURT, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WHITE, GOODMAN, MAHONEY AND GRELL, JANUARY 24, 2012 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 24, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Honoring and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Mt. Lebanon in |
2 | Allegheny County. |
3 | WHEREAS, Mt. Lebanon comprises more than six square miles of |
4 | western Pennsylvania's hills, operating under a council-manager |
5 | form of government with five elected commissioners; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The majority of early settlers were of Scotch-Irish |
7 | descent; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Some of Mt. Lebanon's prominent settlers included |
9 | Andrew McFarlane, the area's first justice of the peace, and |
10 | Joseph T. McKnight, the first local postmaster; and |
11 | WHEREAS, In 1901, the first planned subdivision was |
12 | established; and |
13 | WHEREAS, By 1905, more than ten subdivisions were approved, |
14 | transforming this rural area into a modern suburb; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Mt. Lebanon, currently a home rule municipality in |
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1 | Allegheny County, was founded on February 6, 1912, as Mount |
2 | Lebanon Township; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Mount Lebanon Township split from Scott Township on |
4 | February 6, 1912, because residents desired greater municipal |
5 | improvements, such as gas, water, electricity, sewer and other |
6 | amenities, to quicken development; and |
7 | WHEREAS, In July 1912, Mount Lebanon School District was |
8 | established with two schools, and presently the district |
9 | contains ten schools; and |
10 | WHEREAS, In 1924, the Liberty Tunnels were completed, turning |
11 | Mount Lebanon Township into the fastest growing community in |
12 | Pennsylvania throughout the 1920s, and the Pittsburgh region's |
13 | premier automobile suburb; and |
14 | WHEREAS, In 1974, Mount Lebanon Township approved a home rule |
15 | charter to become a municipality, thereby dropping the |
16 | "township" moniker and shortening "Mount Lebanon" to "Mt. |
17 | Lebanon"; and |
18 | WHEREAS, Mt. Lebanon's population has grown from just 1,705 |
19 | in 1912, to more than 30,000 residents today; and |
20 | WHEREAS, Several famous residents of Mt. Lebanon include |
21 | wrestler Kurt Angle, billionaire Mark Cuban, actress Gillian |
22 | Jacobs and scientist Peter Safar; and |
23 | WHEREAS, Mt. Lebanon presently contains many planned |
24 | subdivisions with unique architecture and characteristics, an |
25 | outstanding school system and excellent municipal services; and |
26 | WHEREAS, Mt. Lebanon provides a premier example of the |
27 | automobile suburb; therefore be it |
28 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor and |
29 | celebrate the 100th anniversary of Mt. Lebanon in Allegheny |
30 | County. |
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