[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE VILLAGE OF DIMONDALE

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to the 
Village of Dimondale, located in Eaton County, Michigan, which will 
hold its Sesquicentennial celebration from June 26-28, 1998.
  Dimondale was established in 1848 by Isaac Dimond, a wealthy former 
New York resident who had purchased 4,000 acres of land in Michigan in 
1837. Mr. Dimond and his wife, Sarah, left New York for his ``wild 
land'' in Michigan in 1840, after poor investments caused them to lose 
most of their possessions. In 1848, Mr. Dimond built his house on 
Jefferson Street, and the Dimondale School District was formed, 
signifying the establishment of the community. Isaac Dimond founded 
several businesses in Dimondale, including a saw mill, a general store 
and a grist mill. In 1860, Isaac Dimond returned to New York, where he 
died in 1862.
  Today's residents of Dimondale are proud to celebrate the history and 
heritage of Isaac Dimond and the village he created 150 years ago. 
During the Sesquicentennial festivities, Dimondale residents are 
encouraged to dress in period clothing while participating in a family 
picnic and watching a baseball game featuring the Kent Base Ball Club 
of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which has been in existence for 130 years 
and which plays by the rules the game followed in the 1800s.
  Mr. President, I know my colleagues will join me in congratulating 
the residents of Dimondale, Michigan, on this special occasion.

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