PRINTER'S NO. 2317
No. 367 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, BIANCUCCI, MUSTIO, KOTIK, WALKO, BAKER,
BALDWIN, BLACKWELL, BOYD, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CAUSER, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DeWEESE,
DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE,
YOUNGBLOOD, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE,
GERGELY, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HERMAN, HERSHEY, JAMES,
LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, MUNDY, NAILOR, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA,
PHILLIPS, REED, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SHANER, SHAPIRO, B. SMITH, SURRA, TANGRETTI, THOMAS,
TIGUE, WATERS, WOJNAROSKI, GINGRICH, CRAHALLA AND
BENNINGHOFF, JUNE 23, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 23, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating the Township of Crescent, Allegheny County, on
2 the 150th anniversary of its founding.
3 WHEREAS, In 1855 the Township of Crescent was established;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, The township was formerly part of Moon Township, one
6 of the first designated townships when Allegheny County was
7 formed in 1788; and
8 WHEREAS, A ferry service created in 1845 to connect the
9 community to Sewickleyville played a vital role transporting
10 passengers, mail and freight across the Ohio River until its
11 closure in 1929; and
12 WHEREAS, The township was home to numerous boatyards where
1 many famous steamboats were built and launched, including the
2 "Buckeye State," which in 1850 broke the speed record going from
3 Cincinnati to Pittsburgh in 43 hours, which record still stands
4 today; and
5 WHEREAS, The township became an important railroad stop,
6 connecting local communities; and
7 WHEREAS, The boundaries of the Township of Crescent, Brodhead
8 Road and the Ohio River brought settlers into the area and
9 served as a gateway to pioneers passing through on their way to
10 new lives in the West; and
11 WHEREAS, The township, comprising 2.3 square miles, has 2,314
12 residents, approximately 1,000 households and many businesses
13 and churches; and
14 WHEREAS, The township is served by a five-person Board of
15 Commerce, a ten-officer police department with one chief and a
16 volunteer fire department; and
17 WHEREAS, On July 16, 2005, the township is celebrating its
18 150th anniversary with an old-fashioned picnic, games, food and
19 entertainment planned by the Sesquicentennial Committee;
20 therefore be it
21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
22 Township of Crescent, Allegheny County, on the 150th anniversary
23 of its founding.
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