[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1359-E1360]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MORGAN 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 Morgan 
County, Indiana, as the Indiana Bicentennial Torch is scheduled to pass 
through the county on Friday, September 23, 2016.

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   The county sits on the southern part of Indiana's Fourth 
Congressional District. It was established in 1822 and named for 
General Daniel Morgan, who defeated the British at the Battle of 
Cowpens in the Revolutionary War. The county seat is located in 
Martinsville, famous in the late nineteenth and early twentieth 
centuries for the mineral springs located in the region. Early settlers 
came predominantly from southern states, including southern Quakers who 
settled near Mooresville because of their opposition to slavery. The 
county is famous for being the birthplace of the Indiana State Flag.
   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 
thirteen Legacy Projects throughout the county are: Morgan County 
Bicentennial Celebration Committee, Morgan County Economic Development 
Corporation, Mooresville Redevelopment Commission, MSD of Martinsville, 
Hoosier Hikers Council, Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc. Delta Iota Chapter, Art 
Sanctuary of Indiana, Mooresville Public Library, Morgan County Parks 
and Recreation, Morgan County Soil & Water Conservation District, Delta 
Theta Tau, Lambda Nu Mooresville Chapter, and the Morgan County Fall 
Foliage Festival. 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 Morgan 
County for the contribution of its residents to the past, present and 
future of Indiana's history.

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