[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 623 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 623

   Recognizing the importance of the role of the Lander Trail in the 
settlement of the American West on the 150th anniversary of the Lander 
                                 Trail.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 24 (legislative day, July 23), 2008

    Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the importance of the role of the Lander Trail in the 
settlement of the American West on the 150th anniversary of the Lander 
                                 Trail.

Whereas Frederick W. Lander first surveyed and supervised construction of the 
        Lander Trail in 1858 to provide emigrants with a travelable link between 
        the Oregon and California Trails;
Whereas 13,000 emigrants traveled on the Lander Trail during the settlement of 
        the Western United States;
Whereas the Lander Trail was the first Federal road west of the Mississippi 
        River;
Whereas travelers in the American West used the Lander Trail for 54 years until 
        1912; and
Whereas people can still experience the Lander Trail in the same setting that 
        Frederick W. Lander first began construction in 1858: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate honors the important role of the Lander 
Trail in the settlement of the Western United States on the 
sesquicentennial anniversary of the Lander Trail.
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