[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 HAPPY 125TH BIRTHDAY TO FAYETTE, OHIO

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                           HON. MARCY KAPTUR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 30, 1997

  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 125th birthday 
of Fayette, OH, located in western Fulton County, OH in America's 
heartland. On August 2, 1997, this proud rural community will 
commemorate its milestone with a parade and festival, combined with the 
rural community's annual Bullthistle Festival.
  The ``History of Fayette, Gorham Township, and Fulton County, Ohio'' 
notes that ``Fayette is located on a beach ridge. It crosses the west 
line of Franklin Township, a half mile north of the Fulton line, and 
runs northeast to Fayette and thence to the Michigan line. An ancient 
shore of Lake Erie came almost to Fayette. The beach ridges have but a 
small area. Interspersed with these are marshes and west prairies.'' 
The publication goes on to note that ``The first to settle within the 
present Fayette was Renesselear S. Humphrey.''
  From the hardship and hard work of those earlier settlers, Fayette 
grew over the years into a thriving and vibrant community. It features 
the best of both worlds, a rural community but convenient to larger 
cities. It is a close-knit and good-hearted community of neighbors with 
agrarian and urban roots.
  As part of the annual Bullthistle Festival, the citizens of Fayette 
will come together in a special ceremony commemorating the town's first 
125 years. As flag flown over the U.S. Capitol will be presented to 
them during this ceremony. I will be pleased to join the community to 
remember 125 years of growth, and commit ourselves to its future. I 
know my colleagues join me in wishing the village of Fayette a Happy 
125th Birthday.

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