1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE THE RAISING OF THE ELLISOR HILL 12 MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE FORMER ELLISOR 13 HILL COMMUNITY OF CAYCE, AND TO EXPRESS THE 14 GRATITUDE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL 15 ASSEMBLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ELLISOR HILL 16 REUNION FOR THUS ADDING TO THE BEAUTY OF THE 17 AREA AND RECORDING AN IMPORTANT PART OF ITS 18 HISTORY. 19 20 Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly is pleased to note 21 that the members of the Ellisor Hill Reunion have constructed a 22 monument to commemorate the former Ellisor Hill community, 23 settled in 1899 by their forefathers as the original suburb of the 24 Town of Granby and now a part of Cayce; and 25 26 Whereas, on property purchased from the Taylor Plantation, Paul 27 W. Ellisor, the original settler of Ellisor Hill and a founding father 28 of the City of Cayce, built many small farmhouses for families 29 moving into the new settlement; and 30 31 Whereas, this suburb grew and became a close-knit community 32 known as Ellisor Hill until the 1980s, at which time commercial 33 interests began to acquire the property as valuable to their needs; 34 and 35 36 Whereas, still close-knit in friendship, descendants of the original 37 families celebrate their heritage with the annual Ellisor Hill 38 Reunion, this year being held in conjunction with the dedication of 39 the new Ellisor Hill monument on March 31, 2007, at 3 p.m., with 40 a ceremony and reception at the Cayce Historical Museum; and 41

1 [592] 1 1 Whereas, soon to feature surrounding trees, flowers, and seating 2 for visitors, the new monument is a fitting tribute to the Ellisor Hill 3 Reunion’s heritage and will add both beauty and historic value to 4 the monument’s location on New State Road near I-277, which is 5 the baseline of the former Ellisor Hill community. Now, therefore, 6 7 Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 8 concurring: 9 10 That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this 11 resolution, recognize the raising of the Ellisor Hill monument 12 commemorating the former Ellisor Hill community of Cayce, and 13 express their gratitude to the members of the Ellisor Hill Reunion 14 for thus adding to the beauty of the area and recording an 15 important part of its history. 16 17 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 18 the Ellisor Hill Reunion. 19 ----XX---- 20

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