,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,july #ag1      
#bjah,mr4 ,norman submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,government ,reform  ,,resolution       
,expressing congratulations to the towns
 of ,camden1 ,bethune1 ,elgin1 and      
,kershaw ,county1 ,south ,carolina1 for 
being named #a of #aj ,all-,american    
,cities winners4  ,whereas ,south       
,carolina became a ,state on ,may #bc1  
#aghh2 ,whereas ,kershaw was designated 
a district from #ahjj until #ahfh1 when 
a new ,state constitution restored the  
county designation2 ,whereas ,camden was
 founded in #agcb1 being the oldest     
inland town in ,south ,carolina2        
,whereas ,camden was established by a   
decree from ,king ,george ,,ii in #agcj1
 and started as a small backcountry     
settlement along the banks of the       
,wateree ,river1 the farthest point west
 that most ,europeans would travel at   

that time2 ,whereas ,bethune1 originally
 known as ,lynchwood1 was established by
 the early #aith century when a post    
office was erected in #ahbh2 ,whereas   
,bethune was chartered in #aijj upon the
 creation of its first railroad1 and the
 right-a-way passed through the property
 of ,daniel ,murdock ,bethune2 ,whereas 
,elgin's history traces back to #ahii   
when the ,seaboard ,coastline ,railroad 
was making its way across midlands of   
,south ,carolina2 ,whereas the rails    
expanded in ,elgin1 and this area was   
named ,blaney after a ,new ,york banker 
who funded the railroad and was         
eventually named vice president of the  
railroad2 ,whereas the town of ,blaney  
was charted and incorporated on ,january
 #bc1 #aijh2 ,whereas the town of       
,blaney became the town of ,elgin in    
,september #aifb2 ,whereas ,kershaw     
,county was created in #aiga from       
portions of ,claremont1 ,fairfield1     
,lancaster1 and ,richland ,counties2    
,whereas the towns of ,camden1 ,elgin1  

and ,bethune now all fall within the    
jurisdiction of ,kershaw ,county2       
,whereas the towns of ,camden1 ,elgin1  
and ,bethune1 in conjunction with       
,kershaw ,county1 have all been         
classified as one entity within the     
regulations of the ,all-,american ,city 
,national ,civic ,league2 ,whereas since
 #aidi1 the ,all-,american ,city        
,national ,civic ,league issues an award
 to #aj communities celebrating and     
recognizing neighborhoods1 towns1       
cities1 counties1 and regions that      
engage in initiative1 inclusive1 and    
effective efforts to tackle critical1   
local challenges2 ,whereas this award   
was once called the ,nobel ,prize for   
constructive citizenship and has been   
awarded to more than #ejj communities   
across the country2 ,whereas ,kershaw   
,county was the only county to enter and
 win a nomination in #bjah2 and ,whereas
 the receiving of such a prominent and  
honorable award will pay tribute to the 
rich history and public service that    

,kershaw ,county and its towns          
contribute to ,south ,carolina and our  
,nation3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7   
recognizes ,kershaw ,county1 ,south     
,carolina1 and its towns for having won 
a prestigious award only granted to #aj 
communities each year2 and  7#b7        
commends the work these citizens have   
accomplished to create a better         
community for all ,south ,carolinians4