IN HCR0057

Urges the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename Interstate 65 through Clark County "Governor Jonathan Jennings Memorial Highway"

Honors Jonathan Jennings (1784-1834), Indiana's first governor at age 32, who led the anti-slavery and pro-statehood movement in the territorial government

Recognizes Jennings' role in negotiating the Treaty of St. Mary's in 1822, which opened central Indiana to American settlement, and his focus on internal improvements including roads and canals

Directs the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation

Committee on Roads and Transportation recommended passage with unanimous vote of 12-0