[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 18 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E176]
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     A BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO THE TOWN OF LINCOLNVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 11, 2004

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure 
that I rise today in recognition of a very special Town in my district 
called Lincolnville, South Carolina. In 1867 seven black men led by 
Bishop Richard Harvey Cain were dissatisfied with the way they were 
being treated in Charles Town, which is now Charleston, South Carolina. 
They set out to locate land for sale by the South Carolina Railroad 
Company. They found a location called ``Pump Pond'' where the local 
train stopped to get water and wood and later water and coal. They 
purchased 620 acres from the South Carolina Railroad Company and 
established the town on February 14, 1889. They were granted a state 
charter on December 14, 1889. The people of this great town named it 
Lincolnville in honor of Republican President Abraham Lincoln who freed 
the slaves.
  On February 14, 2004, the Town of Lincolnville will be 115 years old. 
Since the town was founded during Black History Month, on February 28, 
2004, there will be a great Jubilee Celebration with visual arts, arts 
and crafts, music, dance, theatrical presentations and great food. This 
wonderful celebration will be in remembrance of Lincolnville's founding 
fathers while displaying the spirit of its diversity throughout the 
community.
  Happy Birthday to the people of the great Town of Lincolville, South 
Carolina.

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