COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 92

By Delegate A. Evans and Sponaugle

Originating in the Committee on Roads and Transportation

Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge number 12-220-4\38 (12A068)(38.92159, -79.18086), locally known as the Pansy Bridge, carrying U. S. Route  220 over North Mill Creek, in Grant County, the "Union Army CPT John Bond and the West Virginia State Troops Memorial Bridge".

Whereas, The Home Guard in Petersburg, Grant County, was officially called the West Virginia State Troops during the Civil War; and 

Whereas, John Bond was born April 18, 1818, in Pendleton County in what was then the State of Virginia; died October 23, 1892, and is buried in Bond Cemetery, Brushy Run, West Virginia; and

Whereas, Captain Bond was a justice of the peace from 1852 to 1859 and was also the coroner for Pendleton County; and

Whereas, Captain Bond served in Company A, West Virginia State Troops, from 1862 to 1863 as part of the loyal Virginia Troops, which were also known as the Home Guard; and

Whereas, Company A was made up of approximately fifty-three men from the area now known as Franklin Pike, but at the time was called North Mill Creek; and

Whereas, The local Home Guard was involved in several skirmishes around the Petersburg and North Mill Creek areas with the Confederate McNeill’s Rangers from the Moorefield area; they also were involved in transporting supplies from the closest railroad station at New Creek Station, now known as Keyser; and

Whereas, All of the members of the West Virginia State Troops were from the Franklin Pike area and many of these men gave their lives for their state and country during one of the darkest periods in the history of the United States and West Virginia; and

Whereas, Naming the bridge number 12-220-4\38 (12A068)(38.92159, -79.18086), locally known as the Pansy Bridge, carrying U. S. Route 220 over North Mill Creek, in Grant County, the " Union Army CPT John Bond and the West Virginia State Troops Memorial Bridge" is an appropriate recognition of his contributions and those of the brave men who comprised the members of Company A of the West Virginia State Troops to their country, state, community and Grant County; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name  bridge number12-220-4\38 (12A068)(38.92159, -79.18086), locally known as the Pansy Bridge, carrying U. S. Route  220 over North Mill Creek, in Grant County, the "Union Army CPT John Bond and the West Virginia State Troops Memorial  Bridge"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the "Union Army CPT John Bond and the West Virginia State Troops Memorial Bridge"; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Division of Transportation and to the 7^th West Virginia Infantry Camp #7, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Randy Ours, Commander, 5611 Franklin Pike, Petersburg, West Virginia 26847.