[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 452 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 452

Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh as the 
    culmination of the Forbes Campaign across Pennsylvania and the 
    significance this event played in the making of America, in the 
settlement of the continent, and in spreading the ideals of freedom and 
                    democracy throughout the world.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2008

    Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Naming of Pittsburgh as the 
    culmination of the Forbes Campaign across Pennsylvania and the 
    significance this event played in the making of America, in the 
settlement of the continent, and in spreading the ideals of freedom and 
                    democracy throughout the world.

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 skyline 
        in the United States, 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 city of its size;
Whereas, in 2007 and in 1985, Pittsburgh was named America's Most Livable City, 
        the only city in the United States 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 7 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 Senate--
            (1) recognizes the 250th anniversary of the Naming of 
        Pittsburgh, known as a significant event in United States 
        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.
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