Illinois HR 949: MEMORIAL-DONNIE ALLEN KIRKSEY

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HR0949LRB104 22237 ECR 38564 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Vermilion County on its 

4Bicentennial anniversary and celebration during the 250th 

5anniversary of the United States of America; and

6 WHEREAS, Vermilion County was named after the Vermilion 

7River, which passes through the county into the Wabash River 

8in Indiana near Cayuga, with the river being named after the 

9color of the soil along its route; and

10 WHEREAS, Vermilion County was under the flag of France as 

11part of New France from 1682 to 1763; it was taken over by 

12Great Britain for 15 years after the French and Indian War, and 

13it became a part of the colonies after the Revolutionary War 

14when the area was surrendered to Virginia, becoming known as 

15the Illinois County of Virginia; later, the area became a part 

16of the Indiana Territory, then the Illinois Territory, and 

17finally the State of Illinois; Vermilion County was officially 

18created from a portion of Edgar County on January 18, 1826; and

19 WHEREAS, Vermilion County's saline springs attracted many 

20early settlers, including Joseph Barron, an interpreter of 

21Native American languages, who was present at the Vermilion 

22Salines as early as 1801; the production of salt from the 

HR0949- 2 -LRB104 22237 ECR 38564 r

1springs proved to be profitable when salt became less 

2expensive from 1822 to 1829; and

3 WHEREAS, Many settlers in Vermilion County came from 

4Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, Virginia, and western North 

5Carolina due to their opposition to slavery; some of these 

6settlers were members of the Religious Society of Friends, 

7also known as Quakers, and they founded the s