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A MEMORIAL

PROCLAIMING JANUARY 25, 2008 TO BE "GALLUP-MCKINLEY DAY" AT

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WHEREAS, the city of Gallup and McKinley county are the

northwestern gateway to New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, the city of Gallup and McKinley county reflect

the rich cultural, recreational and economic diversity of New

Mexico; and

WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is the home of the Gallup

national historic district; and

WHEREAS, the city of Gallup is a center of commerce for

the members of the Navajo Nation and has been a corridor for

cross-country rail traffic since the nineteenth century; and

WHEREAS, McKinley county has the greatest number of

Native American residents of any New Mexico county and is the

home of many of the members of the Navajo Nation and the

Pueblo of Zuni who reside in New Mexico; and

WHEREAS, McKinley county is the home of Red Rock state

park and Red Rock museum and of one of the largest gatherings

of Native Americans, the annual intertribal Indian ceremonial;

and

WHEREAS, McKinley county incorporates the Continental

Divide, which separates the watersheds of the Pacific and

Atlantic oceans;

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that January 25,

2008 be designated as "Gallup-McKinley Day" at the New Mexico

house of representatives to honor and showcase the many facets

of the city of Gallup and McKinley county; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be

transmitted to the mayor and city council of the city of

Gallup and to the board of county commissioners of McKinley

county.