Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR 2072



By Senator Albritton





26-04858-21 20212072__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of
3 the creation of Glades County.
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5 WHEREAS, in 1921, during the 18th Regular Session of the
6 Legislature, a bill was introduced to divide DeSoto County into
7 Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, and Highlands Counties, and
8 WHEREAS, on April 23, 1921, Governor Cary Hardee, who was
9 in his first year of office, signed that bill into law, making
10 Glades County this state’s 58th county, and
11 WHEREAS, the town of Moore Haven was designated by the
12 legislation as the temporary county seat of Glades County, and
13 it remains the county seat today, and
14 WHEREAS, The Florida Handbook notes that Glades County was
15 named for the Florida Everglades, NOW, THEREFORE,
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17 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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19 That the 100th anniversary of the creation of Glades County
20 is commemorated.