[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 95 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FULLERTON, NORTH DAKOTA

 Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I am pleased to honor an active 
community in North Dakota that will soon commemorate its 125th 
anniversary. From June 29 through July 1, the residents of Fullerton 
will be celebrating their community's history and founding.
  The history of Fullerton is closely connected to early American 
history. Fullerton was founded in 1887 on land donated by Mr. Edwin F. 
Sweet, an investor from Michigan. Sweet, who later served as a U.S. 
Congressman and Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce for President 
Wilson and President Harding, named the town after his wife's family, 
the Fullers. The Fuller family ancestry includes Dr. Samuel Fuller, who 
arrived in America on the Mayflower as a physician for the Plymouth 
Colony. Edwin and his wife Sophia named their first son after one of 
their ancestors, Charles Carroll, an original signer of the Declaration 
of Independence.
  Fullerton's most famous landmark, the Carroll House, has a wonderful 
history and has been a focal point of the community from the time its 
doors opened in 1889. Built by Edwin Sweet and named after Edwin and 
Sophia's first son Carroll Fuller Sweet, the hotel's ballroom was the 
meeting spot for all town social gatherings, including concerts, gala 
balls, and church meetings. Through the years, the Carroll House has 
undergone extensive renovations and is now recognized as a national 
historic landmark. Visitors from all over the country stay at the 
Carroll House, and the hotel continues to host town events, like ice 
cream socials and silent auctions.
  Fullerton is a fun and friendly community. The residents take great 
pride in their dining, recreation, hotel, and park facilities, in 
addition to their agricultural background. To celebrate the 125th 
anniversary, the community is holding an all-school reunion. Other 
planned activities for the weekend include the memorial tree planting 
ceremony, an all-community reunion banquet, a community choir concert, 
an apple pie contest, and a parade.
  I ask the Senate to join me in congratulating Fullerton, ND, and its 
residents on their 125th anniversary and in wishing them a warm 
future.

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