HR 9001

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution designating March 7, 2007, as "Hillsboro
3	Inlet Lighthouse Centennial Day."
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5	WHEREAS, the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse has played a
6	significant economic and historical role in the settlement and
7	development of South Florida and its counties for 100 years, and
8	WHEREAS, the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse has stood through
9	fierce hurricanes, protecting coastal shipping and guiding
10	mariners past dangerous reefs before the advent of SONAR, LORAN,
11	and GPS technologies, and
12	WHEREAS, the lighthouse is a tourist attraction where
13	thousands of curious visitors, divers, fishermen, and yachtsmen
14	come to photograph and explore the inlet, ocean, and reefs each
15	year, and
16	WHEREAS, the lantern of the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse,
17	known as the "Big Diamond," was first lit by the United States
18	Lighthouse Establishment on March 7, 1907, and shines farther
19	out to sea than any other lighthouse lantern in the world
20	through its 9-foot Fresnel lens, and
21	WHEREAS, by being chosen to represent the 30 existing
22	lighthouses of Florida on the 37-cent postage stamp produced in
23	2003, the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse was recognized as a symbol
24	of the romantic spirit and sense of adventure characteristic of
25	many Floridians, and
26	WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the state to
27	preserve, protect, and promote this 100-year-old treasure of our
28	seashore, the historic Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, NOW,
29	THEREFORE,
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31	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
32	Florida:
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34	That the House of Representatives designates March 7, 2007,
35	as "Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse Centennial Day".

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