American Land Marks Week RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Congress declared in 1935 that it is a
national policy to preserve for public use historic sites,
buildings and objects of national significance for the
inspiration and benefit of the people of the United States;
and
WHEREAS, the congressionally chartered National
Trust for Historic Preservation, under the honorary chair-
manship of Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, is sponsoring the American
Land Marks celebration; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the American Land Marks
celebration in 1964 is to re-awaken a sense of asthetic re-
sponsibility in the individual citizen to draw the attention
of citizens to the urgent need to preserve the richness and
diversity of the historical, architectural and national heri-
tage of America ' s living history; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fairfax has within it many
buildings and sites of national historic interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of
Fairfax does now proclaim the week of September 28th to Octo-
ber 4th. , 1964, to be American Land Marks Week.