AR10: Resolution Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly RESOLUTION 10

March 16, 2005 - Introduced by Representative Freese. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AR10,1,1 Relating to: celebrating March 5, 2005, as St. Piran's Day.

AR10,1,3 Whereas, March 5 is St. Piran's Day, a day honoring the patron saint of tin miners; and

AR10,1,5 Whereas, many of the tin miners who came to the Wisconsin Territory, starting in 1827, came from Cornwall, England; and

AR10,1,7 Whereas, the Cornish were the first major foreign immigrant group to come to Wisconsin; and

AR10,1,10 Whereas, the Cornish settled largely in the southwestern part of the state, in what is now Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette counties, to mine lead, using generations of experience in deep, hard-rock mining to bring prosperity to the new territory; and

AR10,1,12 Whereas, a sizeable number of Cornish also settled in and around Palmyra, in southeastern Wisconsin, to farm; and

AR10,2,2 Whereas, the Cornish, who were strongly opposed to slavery, played an important role in the Civil War by constituting a significant part of 2 companies that were formed in Mineral Point, Co. I, known as the Miner's Guard, and Co. E, known as the Farmer's Guard; and

AR10,2,4 Whereas, the traditional Cornish miners' way of life can be experienced today at the Pendarvis historic site in Mineral Point; and

AR10,2,8 Whereas, the considerable skill of Cornish stone masons is still in abundant evidence to all who stroll through the lovely streets of Mineral Point, Linden, Shullsburg, or Platteville to admire the many homes and buildings built by the Cornish; and

AR10,2,11 Whereas, a Midwest Cornish Festival is held in Mineral Point each year, during the last weekend in September, featuring Cornish food, music, dance, and guests from Cornwall; now, therefore, be it

AR10,2,16 Resolved by the assembly, That the members of the Wisconsin assembly salute all of the persons of Cornish descent for their tremendous contributions to this state, express appreciation for those persons who have kept alive Cornish culture, tradition, history, and food and join all Wisconsinites who cherish their Cornish heritage in celebrating St. Piran's Day on March 5, 2005.

AR10,2,17 (End)