[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1000 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                    September 24 (legislative day, September 23), 2008.
Whereas the Forks of the Ohio at today's Pittsburgh should forever be remembered 
        as the place where an army of British and Colonial soldiers took control 
        of Fort Duquesne from the French, a turning point in the French and 
        Indian War, the first world war;
Whereas the British victory in the French and Indian War sowed the seeds of 
        Colonial discontent with British rule, beginning the chain of events 
        that led to the American Revolution;
Whereas the British Army under the leadership of General John Forbes built the 
        first road across the Allegheny Mountains, thus securing the Gateway to 
        the West for British and later American settlement;
Whereas General Forbes and Colonel George Washington named the location 
        Pittsburgh, in honor of William Pitt the Elder;
Whereas Fort Pitt provided a safe haven for peoples from around the world to 
        follow in Forbes' and Washington's footsteps to travel to Pittsburgh to 
        settle the continent and to pioneer advancements in industry, science, 
        technology, education, the environment and the arts;
Whereas Pittsburgh went on to become the Crucible of the Industrial Revolution, 
        producing glass, steel, and aluminum that have a place in every American 
        skyline; and perfecting the technologies that made it possible for 
        alternating current to illuminate the Nation;
Whereas the people of the Pittsburgh region pioneered modern philanthropy, 
        implemented the first smoke control regulation, developed the polio 
        vaccine, and conquered rejection of transplanted organs, improving 
        countless lives worldwide;
Whereas Pittsburgh is today a global leader in such emerging fields as materials 
        science, regenerative medicine, nanotechnology, electro-optics, 
        robotics, data storage, computer science, and commercial nuclear power;
Whereas Pittsburgh is home to more than 100 multi-billion dollar global 
        corporations that improve the lives of people around the world;
Whereas Pittsburgh provides a high quality of life to its residents, offering 
        unparalleled arts and cultural opportunities for a place of its size;
Whereas Pittsburgh has been named America's Most Livable City, the only place in 
        America to earn that honor twice;
Whereas Pittsburgh is commemorating its naming and its impact on the world with 
        Pittsburgh 250, a year-long celebration involving communities in 14 
        Pennsylvania counties, parts of seven states and the District of 
        Columbia;
Whereas Pittsburgh 250 has connected Washington, DC to Pittsburgh by supporting 
        the completion of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail, the longest hiking 
        and biking trail east of the Mississippi and the most accessible great 
        trail experience in the world, providing an important new outdoor 
        recreational asset to the people of the Mid-Atlantic United States; and
Whereas Pittsburgh has accomplished all of these things with an unparalleled 
        history of public and private partnership: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 250th anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh, 
        known as a significant event in American history;
            (2) recognizes that Pittsburgh 250 is organizing the commemoration 
        on behalf of 14 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania;
            (3) encourages participation for all Americans to learn how the 
        Forbes Campaign, the opening of the Gateway to the West, the 
        Industrialization of America, and the environmental transformation of 
        Pittsburgh helped to make America; and
            (4) commends the contributions of those who have followed trails to 
        Pittsburgh for 250 years to shape the world we live in and the Nation we 
        have become.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.