[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              275TH ANNIVERSARY OF UPPER HANOVER TOWNSHIP

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 20, 2016

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, Upper Hanover Township is celebrating 
an important date this year--the 275th anniversary of its establishment 
as a township in Montgomery County. As part of the original William 
Penn Land Grant, this southeastern Pennsylvania community, once part of 
the greater Hanover Township, was settled mostly by Germanic people who 
left their European homes in search of religious and social freedom--
the story of America.
  On the anniversary of the township's 275th founding, it is only 
fitting we recognize the township's heroes who sacrificed to ensure the 
most precious freedoms, which the township's founders valued and 
yearned for, would be preserved for future generations of Americans.
  Today, Upper Hanover is dedicating military seals in recognition of 
those individuals who served, sacrificed and sadly, those who paid the 
ultimate sacrifice.
  Veterans of World War I and II called Upper Hanover home. And, just 
like their forefathers it was the rich fertile land that attracted 
them. Their diligent work ethic made agriculture the leading industry 
in the early period. Centuries later it has grown with many families 
and residents actively participating in the community, government and 
business.
  I offer my heartiest congratulations to Upper Hanover Township on 
this milestone year.

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