[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 394 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 394

   Recognizing the city of Port Jervis, New York, on its centennial.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2007

  Mr. Hall of New York submitted the following resolution; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the city of Port Jervis, New York, on its centennial.

Whereas the city of Port Jervis is known as the Queen of the Shawangunks, the 
        River City and the Gateway to the Upper Delaware River;
Whereas the land of Port Jervis was first founded by colonists in 1683, 
        incorporated as a village in 1853, and as a city in 1907;
Whereas Port Jervis was a port on the Delaware and Hudson Canal and bears the 
        name of the canal's chief engineer John B. Jervis;
Whereas Port Jervis has long been a transportation hub, at the mouth of the 
        Delaware River, as a center for the Erie Railroad;
Whereas Port Jervis is home of the Tri-States Rock, where the states of New 
        York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet;
Whereas the Port Jervis steam engine turntable is the largest in the United 
        States, with a diameter of 115 feet, turned by two 40 horsepower, 440 
        volt, 3 phase electric motors;
Whereas Port Jervis is home to Fort Decker, attacked during the Revolutionary 
        War on July 20, 1779;
Whereas the city of Port Jervis was home to three Members of the U.S. House of 
        Representatives, Marvin Francis, Charles St. John, and native William 
        Stiles Bennet;
Whereas author Stephen Crane lived and wrote in Port Jervis, sitting at the base 
        of the town's Soldiers and Sailors Monument, listening to the soldiers 
        from the 124th NY ``Orange Blossoms'' Regiment; and
Whereas former Port Jervis High School wrestlers, Ed and Lou Banach, won Gold 
        Medals in the 1984 Olympics: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives recognizes the City of 
Port Jervis, New York, on its centennial and the contributions of that 
city to America's historical, political, cultural, and environmental 
heritage.
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