[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 114 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1493-E1494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING MACCULLOCH HALL

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 29, 2010

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Macculloch 
Hall, in Morristown, New Jersey, which is celebrating its 200th 
anniversary, as well as the 60th anniversary of the Macculloch Hall 
Historical Museum.
  The cornerstone of Morristown's National Historic District, 
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the 
Macculloch-Miller families and the Morris area, and the legacy of its 
founder, the Honorable W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, 
collections, exhibits, educational and cultural programs.
  George Macculloch emigrated with his family to America from London 
and in 1810 built the Federal-style brick mansion in Morristown. 
Macculloch is best known as the ``father'' of the Morris Canal, an 
international engineering marvel. Mrs. Macculloch was instrumental in 
establishing St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the Female Charitable 
Society, today Family Service of Morris County. The family and their 
descendants influenced education, economics, politics and culture.
  In 1949, Morristown philanthropist and former mayor, W. Parsons Todd, 
purchased and restored Macculloch Hall to house his collections of 
American and English decorative and fine arts as well as a major 
collection of original works by Thomas Nast, America's leading 19th 
century political cartoonist. Nast once lived across the avenue and 
created the Republican Elephant, the Democratic Donkey, and popularized 
America's image of Santa Claus.
  With the Morristown Garden Club, Todd restored Macculloch Hall's 
gardens--the oldest in Morris County. Three acres of original plantings 
and landscape features include more than 40 varieties of heirloom 
roses; the first documented tomato grown in New Jersey is

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said to have been grown here. The garden is a popular retreat and is 
open to the public from dusk to dawn.
  Through the efforts of its Trustees, staff, members and volunteers, 
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum continues to serve thousands of 
annual visitors from the greater Morristown, New Jersey community and 
throughout the United States, who come to the site to enjoy the beauty 
and history portrayed by its collections, engage with compelling 
political history in the works of Thomas Nast, and experience the 
tranquility of the historic gardens.
  Madam Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Macculloch Hall as they celebrate these milestones.

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