Our Centennial Year 1859 1959 PDF Download

Excerpt from History of Columbia and Columbia Precinct, Monroe County, Illinois, 1859-1959, and Centennial Celebration, Columbia, Illinois, July 3-4-5, 1959 Because of this, we, on July 3, 4 and 5, 1959, formally celebrate this event by a Centennial celebration. As a part of this celebration, a committee was appointed to write the history of Columbia, The story of Columbia goes back far more than a hun dred years, and the story would not be complete without the telling of our rich background of early history. For it is a story of hardy pioneering, with sacrifices and heroism. It is a story, too, of simple virtues, lofty ideals and wholesome domestic life. Yet it is a story of civic and military achievements and trail blazing. Underneath it all is deep religious faith and the quest for education; and the establishment of businesses and commercial enterprises that make for better living. In our Centennial year, we pause to reflect upon our heritage and to survey our future prospects. By this Centennial celebration the people of Columbia wish to publicly express their appreciation for 100 years of blessings and success, and our deep gratitude to our for bears, even down to those in the dim and distant past whose bravery and fortitude made possible the Columbia of today. To them, and to all the citizens of Columbia is this his tory dedicated. Our people pledge anew that the Columbia of today and tomorrow shall measure in every respect with the hopes and ambitions which imbued its founders. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.