H. Res. 1121 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
June 10, 2010. 
Whereas Clinton County, originally known as the Virginia 
Military District because it had been set aside to reward 
the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, was established on 
February 19, 1810, 7 years after Ohio was admitted into 
the Union as the 17th State; 
Whereas Clinton County was named after George Clinton, 
one of the Founding Fathers, and the fourth Vice Presi-
dent of the United States; 
Whereas Clinton County was a station on the Underground 
Railroad prior to the Civil War, and a destination for 
thousands of persons escaping slavery and seeking free-
dom; 
Whereas the county seat of Clinton County is located in Wil-
mington, a community founded in 1810 and settled by 
the Dutch, German, English, and Scotch-Irish pioneer 
stock, as well as by the Society of Friends (Quakers) who 
migrated to southwest Ohio from Virginia and North 
Carolina because of their opposition to slavery; 
Whereas Clinton County is home to 2 outstanding institu-
tions of higher learning that have prepared generations 
of students, past and present, for a successful future;
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Whereas Southern State Community College is a 2-year insti-
tution serving a 5-county rural area where students seek-
ing specific career training acquire the skills and knowl-
edge they need to succeed in the workforce; 
Whereas Wilmington College is a 4-year career-oriented lib-
eral arts institution, founded by the Quakers in 1870, 
that is dedicated to the intellectual, emotional, physical, 
and spiritual development of its students; 
Whereas Clinton County is home to Clinton Memorial Hos-
pital, a community-based rural health facility that has 
been a leading provider of compassionate, accessible, 
quality health care to individuals and families in Clinton 
County and the surrounding region for almost 60 years; 
Whereas Clinton County is home to the Murphy Theatre, a 
local historic treasure and community center that is lo-
cated in the heart of downtown Wilmington; 
Whereas the Murphy Theater was built in 1918 by Charles 
Webb Murphy, the owner of the Chicago Cubs, and it 
continues to host a wide range of events; 
Whereas Clinton County is home to Cowan Lake State Park, 
a popular recreational haven that was once a stronghold 
of the Miami and Shawnee Indians; 
Whereas the park offers families an opportunity to enjoy a 
variety of outdoor activities that include sailing, swim-
ming, hiking, fishing, hunting, and camping; 
Whereas Clinton County holds the distinction of being the 
birthplace of one of the Nation’s favorite desserts, the ba-
nana split; 
Whereas the banana split was invented at Hazard’s Drug 
Store in Wilmington, in 1907;
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Whereas each summer, the city of Wilmington hosts the an-
nual Banana Split Festival, a 2-day weekend event cele-
brated on the second full weekend of June; and 
Whereas Clinton County today is home to approximately 
43,200 residents in an area that is known to be one of 
the best places in the United States to live and raise a 
family: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the significant history of Clinton 
County and the county seat of Wilmington, Ohio; 
(2) congratulates the citizens of Clinton County and 
Wilmington, Ohio, on the occasion of their bicentennial 
anniversaries; and 
(3) directs the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives to make available enrolled copies of this resolution 
to Clinton County and the county seat of Wilmington, 
Ohio, for appropriate display. 
Attest: 
Clerk.