[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: May 17, 1994]
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                   BICENTENNIAL OF THE TOWN OF POMPEY

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 1994

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me 
in congratulating the town of Pompey in my home district of central New 
York on the occasion of its bicentennial.
  On April 1, 1794, Township No. 10, the township of Pompey, in the 
newly formed Onondaga County, was officially organized. Moses DeWitt, a 
land surveyor of this military land grant area, was selected as its 
first supervisor.
  During the period of June 10 to June 25, 1994, the town will hold 
many activities to celebrate its 200th birthday. The celebration will 
conclude with a townwide family picnic in September.
  The bicentennial committee, cochaired by Elwyn Chartrand, Nancy 
Edwards, and Sylvia Shoebridge, eagerly awaits public participation in 
this local milestone.
  The town today remains a vibrant part of our local area, rich in the 
qualities of American living and proud of its rural and suburban 
heritage.
  I salute the townspeople, and look forward to participating with them 
in this grand celebration of an important mark in its history.

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