[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 20, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COMMEMORATING MT. VERNON'S ZIP CODE DAY

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                          HON. BRUCE L. BRALEY

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2014

  Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mt. Vernon, 
Iowa, as they commemorate May 23, 2014 (5-23-14) as zip code day.
   Historic Mount Vernon, Iowa, is home to 4500 residents, including 
1200 college students enrolled at Cornell College. Located in Eastern 
Iowa, the city boasts a vibrant uptown business community with numerous 
antique and specialty stores, restaurants, coffee houses, commercial 
art galleries, and three National Historic Districts.
   Mt. Vernon also has a proud history of firsts in our nation's 
history including having one of the country's first curbside recycling 
programs and first community-designed and built playgrounds.
   I am proud to have the opportunity to represent 52314 in Congress 
and applaud Mt. Vernon for achieving so much in the proud 177 years 
since the first settlers arrived in 1837.

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