House Resolution 79

(As Adopted by House)

A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS BICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE ON JULY 4, 2024.

WHEREAS, founded on January 23, 1824, located in south-central Mississippi and named for Josiah Simpson, a Pennsylvania settler, territorial judge and political figure, who served as a delegate to Mississippi's Constitutional Convention, Simpson County will celebrate its Bicentennial Anniversary, acknowledging 200 years of rich and historical excellence; and

WHEREAS, a small county on the northern side of the Piney Woods area, Mendenhall serves as the county seat, and its history grows from other populous communities which include Magee, D'Lo, Braxton, Pinola, Harrisville, Weathersby, Sanatorium and Westville; and

WHEREAS, at the time of its founding, Simpson County was one of the most attractive counties of the great Southwest, and grew rapidly in the first twenty years after its opening for settlement, which has been attributed to glowing accounts of promise relayed by the early settlers from Scotland, New England, Virginia and the Carolinas back to their relatives; and

WHEREAS, with crystal clear springs, fertile soil along the rivers' banks and sprawling stands of timber that stood in magnificent grandeur for miles on end, Simpson County's land mass spans 589.2 square miles, the 34th largest county in Mississippi

by total area, and which is, today, the homestead to approximately 26,000 individuals, an explosive boom from the 1,830 population recorded in the 1830 Federal Census; and

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the House of Representatives to pay tribute to an outstanding county such as Simpson County, which is a place where the inclusive quality of life remains of paramount importance and where its values stand as a model throughout the great State of Mississippi:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby recognize and commend Simpson County, Mississippi, upon the outstanding occasion of its Bicentennial Anniversary, and extend best wishes for great success in all its future endeavors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be furnished to Simpson County Board of Supervisors and to the members of the Capitol Press Corps.