[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 148 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1897-E1898]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF BAY VILLAGE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 15, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
the 200th Anniversary of the City of Bay Village. I join with 
residents, business owners, city officials and Mayor Deborah Sutherland 
in celebrating this momentous occasion.
  The Joseph Cahoon family, one of the first founding families, arrived 
on the land that is now Bay Village on October 10, 1810. The Cahoons 
and other settlers braved extreme weather conditions, illness and wild 
animals on their journey westward. They opted to settle along the 
picturesque southern shores of Lake Erie in beautiful northern Ohio
  By 1901, the township of Hamlet of Bay, once part of Dover Township, 
began to exist under the leadership of trustees who worked to form a 
new village. Two years later, on March 10th, 1903, the Village of Bay 
was incorporated by the State of Ohio and elections

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were organized. On April 6th, 1903, residents elected Reuben Osborne as 
their Mayor. They also elected H.P. Foote, Julius Wischmeyer, Calvin 
Osborn, Frank Meilander, Burrett Sadler and William O. Matthews to 
represent their interests on Council. On May 4th, 1903, in the small 
quarters of School House No. 1, a meeting was held for the first-ever 
Council of the Village of Bay.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of the City of Bay Village, Ohio, as we remember the founding settlers 
who formed this Village. We also commemorate the contributions of 
citizens, past and present, in celebrating the city's 200th 
Anniversary. The City of Bay Village has evolved and grown; yet its 
small-town charm, integrity and beautiful green spaces continue to 
define this treasured community in Greater Cleveland.

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