SENATE RESOLUTION 18

(By Senators Hamilton, Stollings, Baldwin, Jeffries, Lindsay, and Woelfel)

[Introduced March 10, 2021]

Congratulating the people of Pocahontas County on its bicentennial.

Whereas, On December 21, 1821, the Virginia General Assembly created a new county to be called Pocahontas; and

Whereas, Pocahontas County was the forebearer of the Governor at that time, Thomas Mann Randolph; and

Whereas, Pocahontas County became one of the original counties of West Virginia in 1863; and

Whereas, Pocahontas County is known far and wide for its scenic beauty and as the home of the Green Bank Observatory, the Cass Scenic Railroad, and Snowshoe Ski Resort; and

Whereas, Pocahontas County is celebrating its bicentennial in 2021; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate congratulates the people of Pocahontas County on its bicentennial; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Senate acknowledges this historic occasion and extends its best wishes to the people of Pocahontas County; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the County Commission of Pocahontas County.