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IN SR0097

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/24/2013

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Zakas

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Indiana Senate recognizes the Behmer family farm for 150 years of operation in Marshall County

  • Daniel G. Behmer settled in Marshall County in 1855 and purchased 160 acres in Union Township in 1862 from the Wabash and Erie Canal Company

  • The Behmers built a log cabin on the property in 1863 and the homestead has remained in the family continuously since that time

  • The family received the Hoosier Homestead Award from Indiana in 1977 with a plaque commemorating the farm's establishment in 1863

  • Secretary of the Senate directed to transmit copies of the resolution to John Behmer and other family members

Legislative Description

Recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Behmer family's farm.

Last Action

First reading: adopted voice vote

4/24/2013

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