[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 30 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H822]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE TOWN OF HAYESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

  (Mr. MEADOWS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the centennial of 
Hayesville, a city nestled between the mountains and valleys of Clay 
County in western North Carolina.
  Located along an old trading route at the site of the former Cherokee 
town of Quanasee, Hayesville became a resting place for many settlers 
in the early 1800s during their westward expansion.
  As the population in the area grew, the need for local governance 
increased, and in 1861, State representative George Hayes introduced 
legislation establishing Clay County, and Hayesville was named to 
recognize his efforts.
  As the county and community continued to grow, a county courthouse 
and village square were established in the town, and in March of 1913, 
Hayesville was officially recognized as an incorporated town and the 
county seat of Clay County.
  Throughout the 1900s, Hayesville's importance to western North 
Carolina only grew as it became a center of commerce point between 
Franklin to the east, Murphy to the west, and communities in Georgia to 
the south.
  Hayesville continues to be an important representative of the small-
town family values and our mountain culture so important to all of us 
in the western part of the State.
  I'm proud to represent such a strong community, and it is with great 
honor I recognize the centennial of Hayesville, North Carolina.

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