[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 100 (Friday, June 29, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        BRIDAL VEIL POST OFFICE

 Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, today I wish to commemorate the 
one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of the Bridal Veil Post 
Office.
  Since July 7th, 1887, the Bridal Veil Post Office has delivered 
letters and packages to the community in a timely and efficient manner. 
The post office, all 100 square feet of it, manages to keep up with the 
thousands of brides that flood to this town every year, seeking the 
coveted Bridal Veil postmark on their wedding invitations. While the 
town of Bridal Veil may have decreased in size since its days as a 
bustling mill-town, the dedication and service of this post office has 
certainly remained.
  The Bridal Veil Post Office also serves as a testament to a time in 
Oregon's past that is too often forgotten; a time that the Bridal Veil 
Historical Preservation Society and its supporters have fought to 
preserve. Even in the face of post office closures and modernizations, 
this post office has endured. The efforts of those that have fought to 
maintain this structure, especially the Historical Preservation 
Society, serve as a testament to its importance not only to this 
community, but to the state of Oregon as well.
  To President and Postmaster Geri Canzler, the citizens of Bridal 
Veil, and all those that have fought to preserve this historic site: 
thank you and congratulations on 125 years and counting.

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