[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1358]
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                   TRIBUTE TO PUTNAM COUNTY, INDIANA

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 26, 2016

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute Putnam 
County, Indiana, as the Indiana Bicentennial Torch is scheduled to pass 
through the county on Thursday, September 22, 2016.
   The county sits on the southwestern edge of Indiana's Fourth 
Congressional District. It was named in honor of Israel Putnam, a hero 
in the French and Indian War and a general during the American 
Revolutionary War. The county was formed on April 1, 1822 from Owen and 
Vigo Counties and parts of the Wabash New Purchase. The county seat is 
located in Greencastle, home of DePauw University. The county is famous 
for the many surviving covered bridges that remain from a bygone era.
   In this year of the Hoosier Bicentennial, communities throughout the 
state are celebrating Indiana's past and present through Bicentennial 
Legacy Projects. These projects are generally, culturally inclusive, 
celebratory, engaging and inspiring to youth and young adults and 
create a legacy for the future. The organizations responsible for the 
ten Legacy Projects throughout the county are: the Heritage 
Preservation Society of Putnam County, the Town of Bainbridge, DNR 
Nature Preserves, DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife, DePauw University, 
the Putnam County Bicentennial Celebrations Planning Group, and 
National Road Heritage Trail, Inc. Hoosiers look forward to their 
enduring contribution to our state's legacy.
   And on this day, Mr. Speaker, in the year in which we are 
celebrating Indiana's 200th birthday, I am proud to recognize Putnam 
County for the contribution of its residents to the past, present and 
future of Indiana's history.

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