[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 11 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO CYPRESS GARDENS DIAMOND JUBILEE DAY

 Mr. GRAHAM. As we arrived at the Capitol today, we noticed the 
remaining ice and snow from the blizzard earlier this month.
  My thoughts traveled to sunny Florida, America's top tourist 
destination. Our State is blessed with clean waters, exquisite beaches, 
subtropical climate, and some of the most beautiful freshwater lakes in 
the world.
  Mr. President, some six decades ago, a visionary named Dick Pope, Sr. 
looked out upon the blessed beauty of central Florida and created what 
became Cypress Gardens.
  This world renown attraction, Cypress Gardens, celebrates its diamond 
jubilee on February 1, 1996. The millions who have visited Cypress 
Gardens or seen its glory on film join in a national salute to this 60-
year milestone.
  In the six decades since the founding of Cypress Gardens, the 
attractions industry in Florida has flourished. Through decades of 
growth and change, Cypress Gardens retains a special place in Florida's 
tourism legacy.
  These gardens reflect the natural wonderment of Florida, the 
ingenuity of Dick Pope and the never-ending appeal of quality family 
entertainment.

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