[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1121 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 1121

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         June 10, 2010.
Whereas Clinton County, originally known as the Virginia Military District 
        because it had been set aside to reward the soldiers of the 
        Revolutionary War, was established on February 19, 1810, 7 years after 
        Ohio was admitted into the Union as the 17th State;
Whereas Clinton County was named after George Clinton, one of the Founding 
        Fathers, and the fourth Vice President of the United States;
Whereas Clinton County was a station on the Underground Railroad prior to the 
        Civil War, and a destination for thousands of persons escaping slavery 
        and seeking freedom;
Whereas the county seat of Clinton County is located in Wilmington, a community 
        founded in 1810 and settled by the Dutch, German, English, and Scotch-
        Irish pioneer stock, as well as by the Society of Friends (Quakers) who 
        migrated to southwest Ohio from Virginia and North Carolina because of 
        their opposition to slavery;
Whereas Clinton County is home to 2 outstanding institutions of higher learning 
        that have prepared generations of students, past and present, for a 
        successful future;
Whereas Southern State Community College is a 2-year institution serving a 5-
        county rural area where students seeking specific career training 
        acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the workforce;
Whereas Wilmington College is a 4-year career-oriented liberal arts institution, 
        founded by the Quakers in 1870, that is dedicated to the intellectual, 
        emotional, physical, and spiritual development of its students;
Whereas Clinton County is home to Clinton Memorial Hospital, a community-based 
        rural health facility that has been a leading provider of compassionate, 
        accessible, quality health care to individuals and families in Clinton 
        County and the surrounding region for almost 60 years;
Whereas Clinton County is home to the Murphy Theatre, a local historic treasure 
        and community center that is located in the heart of downtown 
        Wilmington;
Whereas the Murphy Theater was built in 1918 by Charles Webb Murphy, the owner 
        of the Chicago Cubs, and it continues to host a wide range of events;
Whereas Clinton County is home to Cowan Lake State Park, a popular recreational 
        haven that was once a stronghold of the Miami and Shawnee Indians;
Whereas the park offers families an opportunity to enjoy a variety of outdoor 
        activities that include sailing, swimming, hiking, fishing, hunting, and 
        camping;
Whereas Clinton County holds the distinction of being the birthplace of one of 
        the Nation's favorite desserts, the banana split;
Whereas the banana split was invented at Hazard's Drug Store in Wilmington, in 
        1907;
Whereas each summer, the city of Wilmington hosts the annual Banana Split 
        Festival, a 2-day weekend event celebrated on the second full weekend of 
        June; and
Whereas Clinton County today is home to approximately 43,200 residents in an 
        area that is known to be one of the best places in the United States to 
        live and raise a family: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the significant history of Clinton County and the 
        county seat of Wilmington, Ohio;
            (2) congratulates the citizens of Clinton County and Wilmington, 
        Ohio, on the occasion of their bicentennial anniversaries; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
        available enrolled copies of this resolution to Clinton County and the 
        county seat of Wilmington, Ohio, for appropriate display.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.