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NC H1018
Bill
Status
7/10/2013
Primary Sponsor
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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AI Summary
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Honors the founders of China Grove and celebrates the town's 125th anniversary in 2013.
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Recognizes China Grove as settled in 1710 in Rowan County and incorporated on March 11, 1889, with General Andrew Jackson Sechler as its first mayor.
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Notes that on October 23, 1896, China Grove became the first town in North Carolina and second in the United States to offer free rural delivery mail.
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Acknowledges China Grove's textile history, including the former China Grove Roller Mill (1885-1995), now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and operating as a public agricultural museum.
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Directs the Principal Clerk to transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the Mayor of China Grove.
Legislative Description
Honor China Grove's Founders
Last Action
Adopted
7/10/2013