[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE BICENTENNIAL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MISSOURI

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                          HON. VICKY HARTZLER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the bicentennial 
birthday of Howard County, Missouri, a truly monumental milestone. 
Howard County was first established in January 23, 1816 as migrants 
from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia came west looking for room for 
their families to grow. Twenty-three more counties would be formed from 
this Missouri ``Mother of Counties'' which stretched all the way from 
St. Louis to what was then the edge of the Missouri Territory. After 
200 years this thriving rural area, though quite a bit smaller in land 
mass, is home to more than 10,139 residents, 192 businesses, a plethora 
of family farms, and one of the loveliest courthouses in Missouri.
  I am honored to represent the good people of Howard County and I want 
to congratulate the leaders of this beautiful area for their efforts in 
making this county one of the priceless gems of central Missouri.

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