[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     200TH BIRTHDAY OF LIBERTY HALL

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to ask my 
colleagues and all Americans to join me in paying tribute to Liberty 
Hall in Frankfort, KY. This historic home will celebrate its 200th 
birthday on October 2, 1996.
  Liberty Hall is one of Kentucky's finest 18th-century homes. It 
served as the residence of Kentucky's first U.S. Senator, John Brown, 
and four generations of his family. Senator Brown held office from 1792 
to 1805. Brown married Margaretta Mason on February 21, 1799; after 
their wedding they returned to Frankfort and his home, Liberty Hall, 
which he began building in 1796.
  Senator Brown was known as a strong advocate and voice for the 
developing lands west of the Allegheny Mountains. Brown was one of the 
first trustees of Harrodsburg. He also was a founding member of the 
Danville Political Club and a member of the Kentucky Manufacturing 
Society. At the time of his death he had the distinction of being the 
last living member of the Continental Congress.
  Since 1937, Liberty Hall has served as a house museum. The historic 
home is a sterling example of the preservation movement in the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  Mr. President, I ask you to join me in celebrating Liberty Hall's 
200th birthday. This historic site is a Kentucky landmark, and I hope 
all that travel to Kentucky's capital will take time to stop by and see 
why we Kentuckians are so proud of this historic mansion.

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