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WHEREAS, over seventy years ago Henry Purl "Okra" Compton returned from duty during
! • War I with redt!• --•s collected in Europe to plant those--dt d
at 507 E. Seventhand
WHEREAS, from that location the Georgetown Red Poppy spread to bloom in an earlier time
wild and free along our roadways, riverbanks and parks and in cultivated areas of residents
yards; .;
WHEREAS, for the past several years the Georgetown Red Poppy has been making a comeback
both in public appreciation • areas of growth; and
WHEREAS, by House Concurrent Resolution the State of Texas has declared Georgetown the
"Red Poppy Capitalo and in that• t' - _ _I poppies blanketing
Georgetown can rival even the revered bluebonnets"; and
WHEREAS, for two years the Convention and Visitors' Bureau has sponsored a "Red Poppy
Trail" through Georgetown; an
WHEREAS, • played • trtanin the r
spreading, research, and protection of red poppies in Georgetown by i
t, significant role
turning the rocky slopes in the area around Rock and Third Streets into a
riot of spring time brilliant red poppy blooms which has been a highlight
of the Annual Red Poppy Trail,
r • - -• poppies - • rt !r• one of
major- ,s in the city where they grow free and wild,
providing poppy plants to the City's Utility Office to splash the Historic Square
with additional beauty,
providing millions of locally collected red poppy seeds to the City and researchers
at Southwestern
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creating a quilted and embroidered masterpiece which spotlights Georgetown as
the "Red Poppy Capital of Texas" and which is displayed in the City's Utility
Office; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT- I
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby
found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and
expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City Council hereby finds that this
msn- lution reco nizes im-olementation o -f ma_nv-policies (—Economic Development Environmental
and Resource Conservation, Growth and Physical Development, Historic Preservation and Urban
Design and Recreation and Cultural Affairs) of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element; and
further finds that the adoption of this resolution is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other
Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy
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SECTION 2. Mrs. Marjorie Wininger, longtime resident of Georgetown, is hereby saluted and
honored for her substantial contributions to the spreading and propagation of the Georgetown
Red Poppy, and more importantly for vividly demonstrating that Georgetown is indeed a
uniquely wonderful place to live and work because of its special, caring people.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this day of 1992.
ATTEST:
Elizabeth Gray
City Secretary
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Mayor
