[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 162 (Thursday, October 19, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1983]
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                 FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF FAIRFIELD, OH

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 1995

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, today, the city of Fairfield, OH, marks its 
40th anniversary. On this proud day, I extend my heartiest 
congratulations to its citizens, who have made Fairfield what it is 
today and what it promises to be tomorrow.
  Although Fairfield became a city only 40 years ago, it boasts a proud 
history. Early in 1787, the New Jerseyite John Cleves Symmes heard from 
Major Benjamin Stites of a place in the western territories that was 
``the garden spot of any place that he had seen.'' Moved to visit the 
land, Judge Symmes formed a company to buy a large tract of land 
between the Little Miami and Big Miami Rivers, and ultimately, Judge 
Symmes was successful in buying just less than 1 million acres, at 
approximately 66 cents per acre.
  Revolutionary war veterans moved into Ohio, seeking better lives for 
their families from the richness of the land. They traveled the country 
roads now recognized as U.S. Route 127 and S.R. 4. These pioneers began 
the statehood application process, and Ohio was accepted as a State in 
1803. The opening of the Erie and Miami Canals in the 1820's brought 
greater prosperity and immigration to Fairfield's promising pastures, 
as farm goods and people moved freely between Ohio and major markets on 
the east coast.
  In this century, Fairfield has grown and thrived, just as America has 
grown and thrived. While nearby Cincinnati grew into a truly large 
world class city, Fairfield maintained its uniquely American, town-of-
the-heartland, entrepreneurial character. Incorporated as a village on 
July 10, 1954, it officially became a city on October 20, 1954. Today, 
its outlook for the future is as sure as its roots in the past. As a 
thriving center of the small businesses that will lead America into the 
next century, Fairfield is truly an illustration of how citizens, 
politically and economically empowered, can take control of their lives 
and make a better world for themselves and their families. I sincerely 
and enthusiastically congratulate Fairfield on its 40th year of 
independent life as a city, and look forward to many more successful 
years to come.

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