05-03CITY OF OTSEGO
RESOLUTION 2005-03
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FOUNDING OF WRIGHT COUNTY
WHEREAS, Wright County was established by an act of the Minnesota
Territorial Legislature on February 20, 1855, and;
WHEREAS, Wright County is named after Silas Wright,'a former Governor,
U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator from New York, and;
WHEREAS, at the time of its creation, Wright County, then covered by the Big
Woods, was inhabited by 504 settlers of European ancestry, as
well as Native Americans from the Dakota and Winnebago
Nations, and;
WHEREAS, since that time, Wright County's rich agricultural history spurred
the development of numerous small, diverse communities across
the county, and;
WHEREAS, today, Wright County is a thriving county of over 100,000 people,
comprised of seventeen cities and eighteen townships; and;
WHEREAS, Wright County's future holds great promise due to it's outstanding
citizens, rich natural resources, beautiful landscape, and proud
tradition.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that City of Otsego does hereby acknowledge
and commemorate the 150"' Anniversary of the incorporation of Wright County,
Which took place on February 20, 1855.
Adopted by the council this 14"' day of February, 2005
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