[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 51 (Wednesday, May 3, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E714]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE BOROUGH OF MENDHAM COMMUNITY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Borough of 
Mendham in Morris County, New Jersey, a vibrant community I am proud to 
represent. On May 15, 2006 the good citizens of Mendham Borough are 
celebrating the Borough's Centennial Anniversary.
  Mendham Borough, a country village some 6 miles square, was once a 
stop for stagecoaches traveling on the old Washington Turnpike. The 
area is hilly, well wooded and its springs and small brooks are feeders 
for the Passaic and Raritan rivers.
  The Borough of Mendham was created out of an urgent need to install a 
public water distribution system to fight fires and protect the lives 
and the property of its citizens. This it has done for 100 years, since 
its establishment as an incorporated municipality on May 15, 1906. 
Before incorporation, it was part of Mendham Township. The borough's 
village center (largely unchanged from the 1800s) serves as the hub of 
commercial activity for the Mendhams.
  Mendham Borough is the site of five Historic American Buildings and a 
registered National Historic District. The leading landmark building 
and the borough's icon is the classic Federalist style Phoenix House, a 
former genteel and fashionable roadhouse. Most famous amongst its 
regular guests was GEN Abner Doubleday, best known as the inventor of 
baseball. This majestic building, recently restored, serves as the 
Borough Hall.
  Today, Mendham Borough is comprised of modest homes, small estates, 
and individual retail stores with some remaining open space. Its 
population exceeds 5,000.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge you and my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating the residents of Mendham Borough on the celebration of 
100 years of rich history of one of New Jersey's finest municipalities.

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