AJR22,1,42 Whereas, the first European explorers to land on the shores of present-day
3Sheboygan were likely Jean Nicollet in the year 1635 and Louis Joliet and Father
4Jacques Marquette in the year 1643; and

AJR22,1,75 Whereas, at that time, there were a number of Indian tribes living in villages
6and camps in the Sheboygan and Sheboygan County area, including the Potawatomi,
7Chippewa, Ottawa, Winnebago, and Menominee tribes; and

AJR22,1,98 Whereas, it was not until 1814 that William Farnsworth came to these shores,
9returning in the year 1818 to establish a fur trading post; and

AJR22,1,1210 Whereas, the year 1882 brought to Sheboygan the arrival of William Pain and
11Colonel Oliver Crocker, who built a sawmill and 2 log cabins, actions which led to the
12subsequent arrival of others to the area; and

AJR22,1,1513 Whereas, the year 1836 proved to be an eventful year which saw the opening
14of Sheboygan's first hotel, the Sheboygan House, the creation of a post office in
15Sheboygan, and on December 7, 1836, the creation of Sheboygan County; and

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1Whereas, in the year 1853 the city of Sheboygan was officially chartered, with
2H. Conklin being named the city's first mayor; and

AJR22,2,53 Whereas, built along its waterways, the natural beauty of the city of Sheboygan
4remains centered around the shores of Lake Michigan and the banks of the
5Sheboygan River; and

AJR22,2,86 Whereas, the people of Sheboygan are today, like their ancestors, hard-working
7people who center their lives around their family, their faith, and their community;
8and

AJR22,2,119 Whereas, on Friday, April 4, 2003, Sheboygan will celebrate the
10sesquicentennial anniversary of the official chartering of the city of Sheboygan; now,
11therefore, be it