HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 04/11/2017 - Proclamation Patroits' DayPatriots' Day
WHEREAS, April 12, 1775 is a momentous date in the founding of our nation -once celebrated with
other patriotic holidays; and
WHEREAS, in the early hours of that day, Paul Revere, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott raced
through the Massachusetts countryside to warn fellow citizens that British troops were
coming to arrest their leaders and seize their stores of munitions; and
WHEREAS, answering this alarm, Patriots took up arms, congregated on the Village Green in
Lexington and, during a confrontation with the British troops, several Patriots were killed
thus marking the beginning of the war for American Independence; and
WHEREAS, on that same day, determined Patriots lay in wait for the advancing British at Concord's
North Bridge and, during the intense fighting, they repulsed the British, who then began
their retreat to Boston with the Patriots harassing them all the way; and
WHEREAS, news of ''the shot heard 'round the world" galvanized public opinion in favor of the
American Revolution, including reluctant Georgians; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we recognize the importance of this day in our history and remember
the sacrifices endured by many Patriots during years of struggle for American
Independence; and
WHEREAS, Milton County honored John Milton, a Georgia Continental officer whom the British
captured at Fort Mcintosh in 1777 and imprisoned at St. Augustine. During the British
capture of Savannah in 1778, Milton saved Georgia's public records by taking them to
the Carolinas, and later to Maryland. He returned the records following the re-
establishment of Georgia's government in 1782. Milton County became part of Fulton
County in 1931 ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton is named for John Milton and is within the county once named for him.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Milton proclaims the 17th day of April as PATRIOTS' DAY and
encourages our citizens to honor the many Patriots for whom Georgia counties and towns are named, and
pay tribute to all the Patriots of the American Revolution.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 17th day of April 2017.