92-0826 Gateway Parks RESOLUTION
NAMING CITY OF ELGIN GATEWAY PARKS
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to name City of Elgin
parks in honor of those persons, events and principles which
have contributed to the city's history and shaped its
character; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that those defining persons,
events and principles be memorialized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS, that it hereby names the park located at Kimball and
State Street "Foundry Park" in honor of the various
occupations which took place on the site, and the park located
at Kimball and Dundee Avenue "Newsome Park" in honor of Arthur
Newsome, leader of the black community for fifty years
following the Civil War and an opponent of segregated schools,
and founder of the Second Baptist Church which was located at
the site of the park from approximately 1877 to 1961 .
s/ George VanDeVoorde
George VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: August 26, 1992
Adopted: August 26, 1992
Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0
Recorded:
Attest:
s/ Dolonna Mecum
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk