[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 69 (Tuesday, May 15, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO ROMNEY, WEST VIRGINIA

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2012

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 250th 
anniversary of the city of Romney. In 2012, the city will celebrate its 
250th birthday with a year-long celebration. Romney is the oldest town 
in the oldest county in West Virginia. On December 23, 1762, Virginia's 
Governor signed the act that created Romney.
  When Virginia was divided during the Civil War, Romney was located in 
what became West Virginia. The city was located in an area that was 
important to both the North and the South during the Civil War and is 
rumored to have changed hands 56 times as a result. Romney is home to 
the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind as well as Davis 
History House, Hampshire County Courthouse, the Taggert-Hill House, the 
Wilson-Woodrow-Mytinger House, and the oldest office building in the 
state. I'm pleased to have this unique city in my district!

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