South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3259

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Taylor, Duncan and M.A. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5059cm07.doc

Introduced in the House on January 16, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2007
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 1, 2007

Summary: Joseph Kellett's Revolutionary War Block House

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/16/2007  House   Introduced HJ-12
   1/16/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-12
   1/24/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-6
   1/25/2007  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-35
   1/25/2007  Senate  Introduced SJ-14
   1/25/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-14
   2/28/2007  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-12
    3/1/2007  Senate  Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/16/2007
1/24/2007
2/28/2007

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RECALLED

February 28, 2007

H. 3259

Introduced by Reps. Taylor, Duncan and M.A. Pitts

S. Printed 2/28/07--S.

Read the first time January 25, 2007.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE BRIDGE THAT CROSSES SOUTH RABON CREEK ALONG KNICKERBOCKER ROAD IN LAURENS COUNTY THE "JOSEPH KELLETT'S REVOLUTIONARY WAR BLOCK HOUSE MEMORIAL BRIDGE" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS BRIDGE THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "JOSEPH KELLETT'S REVOLUTIONARY WAR BLOCK HOUSE MEMORIAL BRIDGE".

Whereas, in about the year 1778, being the second year of independence of South Carolina and of these United States, a local frontiersman named Joseph Kellett, with the aid of like-minded neighbors, built a Block House and Palisade Fort for the refuge and defense of neighboring pioneer families and sojourners on his land; and

Whereas, there were three armed combat actions fought against the British and Tories plus an additional four actions against the indigenous peoples near this fort during the American Revolution; and

Whereas, the location of this fort was within a space of less than three hundred yards east of the only Department of Transportation bridge on Secondary Road S-30-308 (Knickerbocker Road) that crosses the South Rabon Creek in Laurens County; and

Whereas, there is no State or other historic marker to mark this important site. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, request that the Department of Transportation name the bridge that crosses South Rabon Creek along Knickerbocker Road in Laurens County the "Joseph Kellett's Revolutionary War Block House Memorial Bridge" and erect appropriate markers or signs at this bridge that contain the words "Joseph Kellett's Revolutionary War Block House Memorial Bridge".

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.

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