[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 113 (Thursday, August 1, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S6197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        WOODSTOCK, NEW HAMPSHIRE

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, today I wish to congratulate 
the town of Woodstock, NH, on their sestercentennial anniversary.
  Woodstock actually began as Peeling, NH, as decreed by Governor 
Benning Wentworth's 1763 charter. After a number of controversial name 
changes, the town eventually became known as Woodstock in 1840, 
possibly thanks to inspiration from the name of a novel by Sir Walter 
Scott. Appropriately, logging was thickly-forested Woodstock's primary 
industry, aided by the Pemigewasset River's power to run their saw 
mills and transport timber down to Lowell, MA. The arrival of the 
Gordon Pond Railroad helped the industry but also leveled thousands of 
acres of Woodstock forest.
  These areas have long since recovered and 80 percent of Woodstock's 
land area is now protected under the White Mountain National Forest, 
which draws droves of tourists each year. In fact, Woodstock's and 
neighboring Thornton's forests make up Hubbard Brook Experimental 
Forest, one of the world's longest running ecosystem studies. For 50 
years, Hubbard Brook has provided scientists and researchers with 
critical data and resources that identify and address environmental 
issues.
  Woodstock is also home to local favorite Woodstock Inn Station and 
Brewery, a five time regional restaurant winner of New Hampshire 
Magazine's ``Best of New Hampshire'' feature. I was pleased to welcome 
this business to Washington in June for our annual Experience New 
Hampshire reception, where they shared their delicious craft beers and 
other products with Senators and their fellow Granite Staters.
  I congratulate Woodstock on this important milestone and wish the 
community continuing success for their next 250 years.

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