Congressional Record, Volume 149 Issue 83 (Monday, June 9, 2003)

[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 83 (Monday, June 9, 2003)]
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COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGE OF LYNDON STATION,
WISCONSIN

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Kind) is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. KIND. Madam Speaker, this July the village of Lyndon Station,
Wisconsin, in the heart of my congressional district, will be marking
its centennial celebration. This beautiful, tranquil village lies in
eastern Wisconsin and is surrounded by some of America's richest
farmland. The village of Lyndon Station is a jewel in the crown of
Juneau County. This community has been a primary contributor to the
region's settlement, development of the timber industry, expansion of
agriculture, and a hub of community trade and commercial growth for
over 100 years.
The first settlers were native Americans who used the banks of what
is now called Lyndon Creek to camp and hunt the abundant wildlife in
the mixed prairie-woodland of this region. The first European
settlement of the present village site was in 1849. Three brothers and
two sisters of the Havey family arrived in this area to start a new
life, having immigrated from Kildare, Ireland during the worst years of
the potato famine. They settled near the present village location and
were the beginning of a wave to discover the fertile soils of central
Wisconsin.
Other settlers soon followed and established land claims in and near
the growing village which became known as Kildare. In 1857, the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad spurred new life into the area
when it built a railroad station as it pushed its lines of commerce
further west.

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By 1870, the name Kildare Village was changed to Lyndon Station
Village since the name Kildare was already being used for the township.
There has been much speculation as to the origin of the name Lyndon,
and it still remains a mystery; but such a mystery only adds to the
community's charm. In 1903, Lyndon Station was officially incorporated
as a village in the State of Wisconsin, even though the name had been
on maps for nearly half a century.
The Lyndon Station Village Centennial celebrates the best of rural
America. There are thousands of small rural communities across this
Nation that form the backbone of rural life. These communities are the
incubators of local politics, of commerce and education, recreation,
entertainment, and faith for our rural neighborhoods.
Collectively, the hardworking citizens of small-town America are the
builders of our great Nation. I am proud to congratulate the citizens
of Lyndon Station Village on their 100th anniversary. I believe that it
is important to recognize their unique contribution to the development
of central Wisconsin and wish them happiness and prosperity during the
next 100 years.

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