[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: August 17, 1994]
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            200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TOWN OF BROOKFIELD, NH

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                      HON. WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR.

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 17, 1994

  Mr. ZELIFF. Mr. Speaker, this weekend is a special time for the town 
of Brookfield, NH, as residents there are celebrating the town's 200th 
anniversary.
  The people of Brookfield can be proud of the strong heritage they 
have created over the past 200 years. Their town has been a positive 
example to others of a cohesive working community. And, these traits 
have made the town a landmark and a welcome home to people of all ages.
  Without the benefits of carriages or wagons, families such as the 
Lyfords, Wiggins, Chamberlains, and Robinsons made their way to what 
was then wilderness and now the establishment of Brookfield. These 
pioneers of New Hampshire carved their permanence from Governor's Road 
to the mighty slopes of Tumbledown Dick; a mountain named for Oliver 
Cromwell's ill-fated son.
  This town relishes its ancestry and honors its history. In fact, the 
proud citizens of Brookfield still hold their annual town meetings and 
other community functions in the town hall that was built in the 
1820's. Moreover, the National Register of Public Buildings retains 
Brookfield's town hall in its listing of historic places. Indeed, the 
residents of Brookfield find their future firmly rooted in the past.
  Mr. Speaker, the good people of Brookfield have reason to take pride 
in their heritage and I join with them in paying tribute to the spirit, 
hard work, and vision of the towns ancestors. I'm confident that when 
Brookfield celebrates another 100 years, our grandchildren and great-
grandchildren will look upon this time with optimism and prosperity.

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