[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1328]
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                     HONORING THE MONK FAMILY FARM

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                           HON. PHIL GINGREY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 2013

  Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of 
the 185th anniversary of the Monk farm's founding in Worth County, 
Georgia.
  As one of the Georgia Centennial farm recipients, this farm is one of 
Georgia's historic landmarks and a beloved and cherished part of our 
past.
  In 1828, a newly married William and Alcy Monk built a home on a hill 
in what was to become southern Worth County. William would eventually 
come to purchase plots of land totaling almost 2000 acres, where he 
would cultivate sugar cane, tobacco, and cotton. The beginnings of the 
Monk farm are in many ways, reminiscent of Georgia--and America's--
agricultural heritage.
  Beginning in the early 1900's, it saw recent Mercer Law School 
graduate and later State Court Judge Chesley Monk practice law farm the 
property for over 50 consecutive years. It saw naval officer Ridley 
Monk return home to operate the farm after fighting World War Two in 
the Pacific. And it has even seen--and was home to--the very first 
farming tractor in Worth County.
  But the Monk farm is not only a story of the past; it also embodies 
the story of Georgia's growth. Despite its success, however, it has 
remained in the Monk family for six generations, and has filled the 
farm with countless memories. Though the Monk family's dreams and 
careers have taken them near and far away, the farm and the family's 
devotion to it remain.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great enthusiasm that I congratulate the Monk 
family on their farm's long-standing place in Georgia's--and 
America's--rich historic past. Here's to their place in the next 185 
years of American history.