[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 195 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             COMMEMORATING COBB COUNTY'S 175TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 18, 2007

  Mr. SCOTT of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today in order to 
recognize the 175th anniversary of the founding of Cobb County, GA. On 
December 3, 2007, residents of Cobb County came together to celebrate a 
community that has managed to remain united through many trying times. 
It was the spirit of community that held Cobb together after many 
bloody battles of the Civil War took place here, or when the murder of 
Leo Frank in 1913 threatened to pull the community apart. This deep 
reverence for community is one of the primary reasons that Marietta, 
one of Cobb's largest cities, was the first city in Georgia to be 
awarded the All American Cities Award by the National Civic League.
  Today, Cobb County continues to meet the challenges that face our 
Nation with strength, resilience and innovation. Several cities in Cobb 
County have partnered with cities around the world, developing trade 
relationships that keep Cobb County and Georgia relevant in the global 
economy. Cobb County is proud to be the home of Home Depot's 
headquarters as well as several other companies that keep Georgia's, as 
well as America's, economy strong. As our Nation has grown more 
diverse, so has Cobb County. Cobb County has demonstrated how much 
progress can come from people working together as neighbors and 
partners rather than focusing on those things that keep communities 
divided.
  Cobb County is a place that all Americans can be proud of and look to 
as an example of what every community should strive to emulate. I am 
proud to represent Cobb and commit these statements to the 
Congressional Record so generations can reflect on what has been, is, 
and will continue to be an exemplary community.

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