[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[House]
[Pages H2784-H2785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF WILLCOX, ARIZONA

  (Ms. McSALLY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. McSALLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the people of Willcox, 
Arizona, in my district, on their city's upcoming 100 years of 
incorporation on May 3.
  Willcox is rich in history of the Southwest. Incorporated in 1915, 
the city was founded over 30 years earlier as a construction camp of 
the Southern Pacific Railroad. The railroad contributed greatly to 
Willcox's development as one of America's busiest ranching towns. In 
1936, Willcox shipped more cattle directly from the range than any 
other shipping point in the U.S., and ranching is still an important 
part of that community today.
  The city is the birthplace of Rex Allen, known as the Arizona Cowboy, 
and is home to the Headquarters Saloon, where the youngest of the 
fabled Earp brothers, Warren, was killed.
  Today, the city lies at the heart of the region's blossoming wine 
industry, where three-quarters of all wine grapes produced in Arizona 
are grown.

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  Mr. Speaker, on this historic centennial, I congratulate the people 
of Willcox on preserving this gem of the Old West and wish them many 
years of future success.

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