[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE TOWN OF ST. ALBANS, MAINE

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 14, 2013

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the people of 
the town of St. Albans, Maine, as they celebrate their community's 
bicentennial.
  Like many of Maine's early settlements, the Town of St. Albans began 
as part of Massachusetts and has been in existence longer than the 
State of Maine itself. In 1794, the land first known as Township No. 
5--located in the 4th range of townships, north of the Waldo patent in 
the county of Somerset--was surveyed and in 1799, it was purchased by 
the renowned Boston doctor, John Warren. While its name changed several 
times from Township 5 to Berlin, and then to Fairhaven, this community 
would later be incorporated on June 14, 1813, as the town of St. Albans 
and it became the 199th town in the District of Maine.
  This weekend, the people of St. Albans will celebrate the 
bicentennial of their town filled with the same local spirit and sense 
of common purpose that filled those first residents who first 
petitioned to have their community recognized. The residents of St. 
Albans embody the values of the hardworking people of Maine and can 
take great pride in the rich heritage they have created over the past 
200 years.
  It is an honor and a privilege to represent the people of St. Albans 
in Congress, and I am pleased to have this opportunity to help the town 
celebrate its 200th anniversary.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating the people of St. 
Albans and wishing them well on this joyous occasion.

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