| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing April 11, 2007, as "Hillsborough |
| 3 | County Day." |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County has been home to the Tocogaga |
| 6 | Indians, Spanish conquistadors, English colonists, Seminole |
| 7 | Indians, runaway slaves, settlers seeking farmland, and |
| 8 | ultimately those embarking on careers in business and industry, |
| 9 | and |
| 10 | WHEREAS, Florida's designation as a United States territory |
| 11 | in 1821 marked the beginning of Hillsborough County's "pioneer" |
| 12 | era, a significant historical period that continued until the |
| 13 | arrival of Henry B. Plant's railroad in 1884, which connected |
| 14 | Tampa to the rest of the state, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County was created by the Florida |
| 16 | Legislature in 1834 and covered an area of approximately 14,600 |
| 17 | square miles - all or part of 24 present-day counties in an area |
| 18 | larger than eight states at that time, and |
| 19 | WHEREAS, the discovery of phosphate and the development of |
| 20 | the shipping and cigar industries brought immigrants from Cuba, |
| 21 | Italy, Spain, Puerto Rico, and other areas around the world with |
| 22 | mechanization and industrialization rapidly following, and |
| 23 | WHEREAS, Hillsborough County now consists of 1,050 square |
| 24 | miles with a population density of about 1,177 people per square |
| 25 | mile; is home to the 8th largest public school district in the |
| 26 | nation; has excelled in the area of education, with 84.1 percent |
| 27 | of its residents over the age of 25 having earned a high school |
| 28 | diploma and 27 percent having earned a bachelor's degree or |
| 29 | higher; and offers excellent postsecondary educational |
| 30 | opportunities and other unmatched amenities conducive to making |
| 31 | Hillsborough County an outstanding place to work and to raise |
| 32 | family, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 34 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 35 | Florida: |
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| 37 | That April 11, 2007, is recognized as "Hillsborough County |
| 38 | Day" as the House of Representatives celebrates "Flavors of |
| 39 | Hillsborough" at the State Capitol. |