[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 10 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E139-E140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUGLAIZE COUNTY SESQUICENTENNIAL

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                         HON. MICHAEL G. OXLEY

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 1998

  Mr. OXLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my most sincere 
congratulations to the people of Auglaize County as they celebrate 
their county's Sesquicentennial Anniversary.
  In reviewing the history of the county, it came to my attention that 
Dr. George Washington Holbrook was principally responsible for the 
county's existence. Indeed, when Dr. Holbrook arrived in Wapakoneta, 
Ohio, from New York in 1834, what we now know as Auglaize County was 
then located in Allen and Mercer counties. With the belief that the 
people of Wapakoneta and its neighboring communities deserved further 
recognition and representation, Dr. Holbrook convinced both local and 
state leaders of the need for a new county. Dr. Holbrook's efforts and 
dreams were realized on February 14, 1848, when the Ohio General

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Assembly passed legislation creating Ohio's 84th county, Auglaize. For 
his contributions, Dr. Holbrook is known as ``the father of Auglaize 
County.''
  To commemorate the tremendous achievements of the people of Auglaize 
County over the last 150 years, a variety of celebrations are scheduled 
throughout the year. I am especially looking forward to the Air Show at 
the Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville and the County Fair.
  I congratulate the great people of Auglaize County on this historic 
achievement and wish them the best of luck over the next 150 years!

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