SR 111 — Commending the Town of Berryville.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23103556D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

111 IE Offered January 31, 2023 N Commending the Town of Berryville.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––VogelAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, February 2, 2023 WHEREAS, in 2023, the Town of Berryville, a vibrant community in the northern Shenandoah O Valley and the longtime county seat of Clarke County, celebrated the 225th anniversary of its founding;founding;L andWHEREAS, the land that became Berryville was originally granted to Isaac Pennington in 1734;

andL D WHEREAS, the land that became Berryville was originally granted to Isaac Pennington in 1734;U over the next several decades, the land changed hands multiple times, and a small crossroads seCtlementsettlementE known as Battletown developed at the intersection of Winchester Turnpike and Charlestown Road;

and D the property into lots for the creation of a town;

andd 20 acres in the area and began dividingEdividing WHEREAS, Berryville was officially incorporated as a town on January 15, 1798, and continued to grow and expand as an important stop along the turnpikes between Winchester and Alexandria;

and WHEREAS, when the General Assembly formed Clarke County from part of Frederick County in March 1836, Berryville was selected as the county seat, further enhancing the prosperity and local significance of the community;

and WinchesterWHEREAS, induring 1863,the brieflyCivil servedWar, asBerryville thewas headquartersused ofas Confederatean Generaloutpost Jubalduring Earlythe inSecond 1864,Battle andof R was the site of the Battle of Berryville during the Valley campaigns of 1864;

andal Early in 1864, and 1 WHEREAS, after the war, Berryville remained a critical part of the region's economy, and witSwith the E arrival of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, it became a processing and shipping center for farme1sfarmers in the northernnorWHEREAS, Shenandoahwith Valley;its small-town charms and convenient access to the nation's capital, Berryville remains an outstanding place to live, work, and raise a family;

and WHEREAS, withthe itsresidents small-townof charmsBerryville andcommemorated convenientthe accesstown's to225th theanniversary nation'son capital,January Berryville15, remWHEREAS,202RESOLVED by the residentsSenate of BerryvilleVirginia, commemoratedThat the town'sTown 225thof anniversaryBerryville onhereby Januarybe 15,commended 2022,on withthe aoccasion specialof celebrationits at225th Johnson-Williamsanniversary; Middle School;

now,and, therefore, be it RESOLVED byFURTHER, That the SenateClerk of Virginia,the ThatSenate theprepare Towna copy of Berryvillethis herebyresolution befor commendedcommunity's onlong history and contributions to the occasionCommonwealth.Senate of itsVirginia's 225thadmiration anniversary;for the

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for community's long history and contributions to the Commonwealth.Senate of Virginia's admiration for the :