[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1450]
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          IN HONOR OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DUBLIN BOROUGH

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 10, 2012

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dublin 
Borough in my home of Bucks County, Pennsylvania as it celebrates its 
100th Anniversary this month.
  Dublin's history reaches back to before the Revolutionary War and our 
declaration of independence from Great Britain.
  The first Scotch-Irish settlers began settling what is now Upper 
Bucks County as early as 1681, and in 1832, the people of this 
community began an eighty-year process of petitioning the state of 
Pennsylvania to become its own municipality.
  In September 1912, the people of Dublin earned their autonomy and 
have built a community of which they can be proud.
  Since the formation of the Borough of Dublin 100 years ago, the 
population has exploded and a rich diversity of small businesses and 
families have come to add to its proud history.
  While they have faced the same trials and challenges each of our 
communities have faced over the course of the last century, the people 
of Dublin have persevered and continue to build a welcoming place to 
live, work and raise their families.
  I commend Dublin Borough for its perseverance and success in these 
first 100 years, and wish them the best of luck in the years to come.

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