H*4305 Concurrent Resolution, By Bowers
 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE TOWN OF BRUNSON IN HAMPTON COUNTY
 ON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.

   06/05/97  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-8
   06/05/97  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-10

CONGRATULATING THE TOWN OF BRUNSON IN HAMPTON COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY.

Whereas, on November 7, 1872, a post office was established in the community named for William E. Brunson, Sr., who donated the site, and the Town of Brunson was born; the town hall and the railroad depot, which was built about 1887, both moved to new locations in 1959; Brunson's school system traces its origin to the 1800's, to Pineville Academy and Brunson Graded and Military School; and

Whereas, Confederate crosses on graves in the Brunson cemetery are indicative of the many young men who fought in the War Between the States; in early 1865, one of General William T. Sherman's Union Army outfits camped overnight at nearby Oakgrove on the General's famous march through Georgia and the Carolinas; and

Whereas, many of the streets of Brunson are named for families such as Addison, Manker, Matthews, Folk, Hanna, Lightsey, Preacher, Nix, Brabham, Floyd, Harter, Cone, Brunson, Baggett, Williams, Harvey, Early, Adams, and Roberts, reflecting the role these families have played in the history of this part of South Carolina; and

Whereas, Brunson is one of the friendliest and nicest towns in the Lowcountry and we are pleased to have this opportunity to congratulate the town and its good citizens on the occasion of the town's one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, congratulates the Town of Brunson in Hampton County on the occasion of its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Mayor and Town Council of Brunson.