[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 69 (Friday, May 9, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E913]
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                  ON SUMTER COUNTY'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. GINNY BROWN-WAITE

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 9, 2003

  Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
commemorate an important historical anniversary in Sumter County, 
Florida, in my Fifth Congressional District.
  Sumter County recently turned 150 years old and the people of the 
area celebrated this anniversary in true Sumter-County style this past 
weekend. I was pleased to be a part of the events and join some of my 
constituents in celebrating this milestone in the county's history.
  Sumter County first appeared on Florida's map on January 8, 1853 
after State legislation called for its creation from a portion of 
Marion County, its neighbor to the north. Today, a century and a half 
later, Sumter County is home to more than 54,000, Floridians and that 
number is growing rapidly.
  But rapid growth won't change what Sumter County is known for--its 
sense of community. Home to warm people and, as in the rest of Florida, 
warm weather, thousands of new residents move to Sumter County each 
year and find a home in what we've known for sometime to be one of the 
best places in the country to live.
  I congratulate the residents, the municipalities and the businesses 
of Sumter County as they recognize this important anniversary. I wish 
them 150 more years of growth, development and prosperity.

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