[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           SESQUECENTENNIAL OF THE FOUNDING OF FORT FAIRFIELD

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 2008

  Mr. MICHAUD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the families who 
150 years ago came to the banks of the Aroostook River following the 
Aroostook War and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty which paved their way. 
Working together in the midst of wilderness, the community supported a 
school and increasing amounts of small businesses. Finally, in March, 
1858, the Secretary of State certified that an act to incorporate the 
Town of Fort Fairfield had been signed by Governor Lot M. Morrill.
  Today, equipped with the same community spirit and sense of common 
purpose, the people of Fort Fairfield continue to embrace the 
challenges and opportunities of living and working on the border in 
northern Maine. Their commitment and the commitment of their ancestors 
are to be commended. It is these individuals and families along with 
the many other hardworking people of Maine that I remember every time I 
cast a vote here on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  It is an honor and a privilege to represent the people of Fort 
Fairfield and I am pleased to have this opportunity to help this 
community celebrate its 150th Anniversary.

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