[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 94 (Monday, June 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S5388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               125TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANOVA, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I recognize the community of 
Canova, SD, on reaching the 125th anniversary of its founding. Canova 
is a rural community located in Miner County, and will be celebrating 
its quasquicentennial the weekend of July 4-6.
  The combination of the Homestead Act of 1862, the opening of 
Government lands, and the influx of railroads through the State all 
added greatly to the development of Canova in the 19th century. L.W. 
Aldrich and H.W. Eddy, both from Watertown, NY, bought the land around 
Canova, while F.D. Woodbury registered Canova as a town in 1883.
  The town of Canova was built on the pillars of farming, faith, and 
baseball, boasting 8 State titles and 11 runner-up finishes. These 
activities serve to bring this close-knit community even closer 
together. While the school has since closed, it did bring about the 
birth of the Canova Alumni and the promotion of community health with 
the CARE Center.
  Most South Dakotans call small towns like Canova home. South Dakota's 
small communities are the bedrock of our economy and vital to the 
future of our State. It is especially because of our small communities, 
and the feelings of loyalty and familiarity that they engender, that I 
am proud to call South Dakota home. Towns like Canova and its citizens 
are no different and truly know what it means to be South Dakotan. Even 
125 years after its founding, Canova continues to be a vibrant addition 
to our wonderful State, and I once again congratulate them on this 
achievement.

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