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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 6, 2013
S. 324
S. Printed 2/6/13--S.
Read the first time January 31, 2013.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (S. 324) to request that the Department of Transportation name the bridge over Highway 123 at the intersection of Highway 123 and Road 37-18 as the Samuel Maverick, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
LAWRENCE K. GROOMS for Committee.
TO REQUEST THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE BRIDGE OVER HIGHWAY 123 AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 123 AND ROAD 37-18 AS THE SAMUEL MAVERICK BRIDGE AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THE BRIDGE THAT CONTAIN THE WORDS "SAMUEL MAVERICK BRIDGE".
Whereas, it would be fitting to name the bridge over Highway 123 at the intersection of Highway 123 and Road 37-18 as the "Samuel Maverick Bridge"; and
Whereas, Samuel Maverick, Sr. lived in his plantation house, Montpelier, within two miles of this intersection and he owned many pieces of property in Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens Counties; and
Whereas, Samuel Maverick, Sr. was born in 1772 in Charleston, one of eleven children. He married Elizabeth Anderson, daughter of Revolutionary General Robert Anderson, and together they had five children; and
Whereas, they moved to Pendleton in the early 1800's and Samuel Maverick rose from poverty by his own labor and enterprise to become known as the wealthiest man in South Carolina, and he was recognized for his generosity and kind nature; and
Whereas, Samuel Maverick, Sr., whose family name became a word of common usage in our language, corresponded with Thomas Jefferson about vineyards and orchards and how to grow crops on the waters of Eighteen Mile Creek next to the bridge; and
Whereas, it would be proper to recognize this great man of South Carolina by naming a bridge in his honor. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, request that the Department of Transportation name the bridge over Highway 123 at the intersection of Highway 123 and Road 37-18 as the Samuel Maverick Bridge and erect appropriate markers or signs at the bridge that contain the words "Samuel Maverick Bridge".
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Department of Transportation.
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