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PRINTER'S NO. 2015
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
419
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, JULY 1, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JULY 1, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the weekend of July 24 through 26, 2015, as "Harveys
Lake Fest Weekend" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County and is the
largest natural lake by volume in Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Harvey, one of the earliest settlers of
Wyoming Valley and a member of the Sons of Liberty, discovered
the lake during the Revolutionary War in 1781; and
WHEREAS, Upon returning from Fort Niagara, where he was a
British prisoner of war, Mr. Harvey inadvertently stumbled upon
the 660-acre lake that now bears his name; and
WHEREAS, Each year, Harveys Lake Borough holds an annual lake
fest; and
WHEREAS, This year Harveys Lake Fest is being held the
weekend of July 24th; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
weekend of July 24 through 26, 2015, as "Harveys Lake Fest
Weekend" in Pennsylvania.
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