[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 93 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      TRIBUTE TO LIMERICK TOWNSHIP

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2001

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Limerick 
Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on its 275th Anniversary. 
Native Americans of the Delaware tribe were the original inhabitants of 
this area followed later by William Penn, who in 1682, purchased large 
tracts of land from the Native Americans. Early settlers from Wales, 
Germany, Holland, and France, soon began to settle here. Many important 
and prominent families began to arrive such as the Brookes, Evans, 
Kendalls, and the Ickes.
  A petition to form the township of ``Lymmerick'' was filed in 
Philadelphia in 1726 and may still be found in City Hall. Education was 
of major importance to the citizens of the township. From the beginning 
many schools were constructed. There were eight one-room schools in the 
township in 1848 and that number continued to grow throughout the rest 
of the century. Currently there are four major schools within the 
township.
  Limerick Township has been a farming community for much of its 
history. Development grew slowly though steadily until the construction 
of the Pottstown Expressway in 1985 which connects Philadelphia with 
King of Prussia.
  As one of the oldest townships in Montgomery County, Limerick 
Township is now home to 18,000 residents, a nuclear generating station, 
an airport, and several golf courses. It is one of the fastest growing 
areas within Montgomery County.
  I am proud to represent such an extraordinary township. This 
anniversary should serve as a lasting tribute to the men and women who 
built Limerick and now make it their home. Their dedication has made 
this township the wonderful place it is.

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