[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S6836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING MONROE CITY, MISSOURI

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I 
congratulate Monroe City, MO, on the 150th Anniversary of its founding.
  Monroe City has had a long and proud history. The city was founded on 
July 4, 1857, by E.B. Talcott and John Duff at a picnic where town lots 
were sold. In 1869 Monroe City became an incorporated town, owing its 
existence to the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad and the Wabash 
Railroad. Due to the drive of the community's many entrepreneurs Monroe 
City enjoyed continued economic, agricultural, and structural growth.
  In the early 1870s an educational system was created with both public 
and parochial schools. In 1918, a Carnegie Library was built that is 
still owned and supported by the city of Monroe City.
  Throughout its 150-year history, Monroe City has continued to 
flourish and has striven to maintain its concern for, and involvement 
in, the lives of its citizens. Members of this community have often 
assumed leadership positions in the community through participation in 
fire, police, and administration departments, as well as with their 
work with a variety of civic and church groups.
  I am pleased to join with the State of Missouri in congratulating 
Monroe City on this important milestone and wishing them continued 
growth and success for the next 150 years.

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