Bill 3472

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3472
Type of Legislation:               Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970218
Primary Sponsor:                   Parks
All Sponsors:                      Parks, Klauber, Carnell and
                                   Stille 
Drafted Document Number:           bbm\9167jm.97
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:      19970218
Subject:                           Greenwood County, One Hundredth
                                   Anniversary, Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970218  Received from Senate
Senate  19970218  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   19970218  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate

RECOGNIZING THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF GREENWOOD COUNTY AS A COUNTY OF THE GREAT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, on March 3, 1897, the charter establishing Greenwood County as a county in South Carolina was signed and on June 3, 1897, Greenwood officially became a county; and

Whereas, only six of the Palmetto State's counties are newer than Greenwood; the oldest settlement in present-day Greenwood County is Ninety Six; in 1769, the Ninety Six Judicial District was created; the district was later divided and Greenwood County was officially formed in 1897; the county was named for the home of an early settler, John McGehee; his wife called their summer place "Green Wood" because of its many beautiful trees; and

Whereas, one of the interesting facts of Greenwood County is that the idea of enriching bread with vitamins was first suggested by Greenwood resident, Mrs. N. Gist Gee; also, since the 1950's, the City of Greenwood has boasted the largest main street in the world, 360 feet wide; additionally, Greenwood County was the birthplace of Dr. Benjamin Mays, the well-known African-American educator and President of Morehouse College in Atlanta; and

Whereas, Greenwood County is one of the loveliest and finest places to live in all of America and the citizens of South Carolina take pride in the celebration of Greenwood County's centennial. 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, recognizes the one hundredth anniversary of Greenwood County as a county of the great State of South Carolina.