[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 83 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S6182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF STOCKHOLM, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to the 
community of Stockholm on reaching its 125th year. The people who make 
up this community are proud of their heritage and will be celebrating 
both their resilient history and their promising future June 13 to 14, 
2009.
  This strong rural community in northeast South Dakota was primarily 
founded by Scandinavian homesteaders who named the town after 
Stockholm, Sweden. Also in this area was Brown Earth, an Indian 
settlement of 52 families. These communities were closely intertwined 
and shared churches and a post office. In 1896, the town joined 
together to construct a creamery, financed at $25 a share.
  In celebration of reaching this historic milestone, the town has 
painted 24 Dala Hasten, traditional Swedish wooden horses. There will 
also be a parade, races, and musical events to commemorate Stockholm's 
notable occasion.
  The welcoming spirit of Stockholm's citizens helped sculpt this 
town's unique history, and I am confident that this strength of 
character will help them continue through the coming years. I am proud 
to represent this community, and I commend this town on reaching this 
historic anniversary. 

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