[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1753-E1754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            DOE CREEK SCHOOL

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 2011

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, over 140 years ago, recognizing the need 
for a gathering place of worship and of academics, members of the Doe 
Creek community built a one-room school house. Fashioned from hewn logs 
and built on a stone pier foundation during the Civil War era, the 
school saw its last student in 1948 and fell out of use. Accurately 
reconstructed and refurbished in 2007, the Doe Creek School is now 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  One of the remaining one-room school houses in existence, the Doe 
Creek School continues to be a place of learning and gathering. With 
funds raised by the Doe Creek community, and built with hands laboring 
by another's cause, the restoration brought friend and neighbor 
together in a way that only shared history is able. Just as in 
generations past, the Doe Creek School will be a place for generations 
to come to share stories and learn from each other.
  I rise today in support of the Doe Creek Restoration Committee as 
they celebrate being named to the National Register of Historic Places. 
I appreciate the dedication of all who worked to see this day, and 
thank the Committee and surrounding community for recognizing the great 
value in holding firm to one's roots. I ask my colleagues to stand with 
me in thanking those who offered their time, talents, and treasure to 
see their history regained.

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