[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 532 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 532

    Commemorating the 200th birthday of Escambia County, one of two 
                     original counties in Florida.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2021

Mr. Gaetz submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commemorating the 200th birthday of Escambia County, one of two 
                     original counties in Florida.

Whereas Escambia County is celebrating its 200th birthday and has an expansive 
        and rich history to be commemorated;
Whereas Escambia County was first inhabited by Spanish settlers 450 years ago, 
        making it the oldest European settlement in the United States;
Whereas Escambia County was the first of two counties established on July 21, 
        1821, after Spain ceded Florida to the United States;
Whereas Escambia County was originally populated by American Indian Tribes, 
        including the Hackshaw Indian Tribe which was originally located on 
        Pensacola Bay;
Whereas Spanish explorers established four colonies in Pensacola Bay which were 
        either destroyed by invaders or hurricanes that ravaged the settlements 
        before the final colony of San Miguel de Panzacola was established in 
        modern, downtown Pensacola;
Whereas after Spain ceded Florida to the United States, Governor Andrew Jackson 
        established a government that enabled Escambia County to prosper and 
        play a vital role in the fabric of American cultural elements through 
        its newspapers, circuses, and health care; and
Whereas Escambia County has commemorated this history with a five-month-long 
        educational celebration and time capsule that will memorialize the 
        heritage of Escambia and act as a memorial to its current historical 
        era: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives commemorates the 200th 
birthday of Escambia County.
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