[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 148 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO CARROLL COUNTY, INDIANA

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute Carroll 
County, Indiana as the Indiana Bicentennial Torch is scheduled to pass 
through the county on October 6, 2016.
  The County sits on the eastern part of Indiana's Fourth Congressional 
District. It was established in 1828 and named for Charles Carroll, who 
was the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. The 
county seat is located in Delphi, home of the Wabash and Erie Canal. 
Built through the county in 1840 and operating until the early 1870s 
the Wabash and Erie Canal is among the county's most significant 
historical legacies.
  In this year of the Hoosier Bicentennial, communities throughout the 
state are celebrating Indiana past and present through Bicentennial 
Legacy Projects. These projects are culturally inclusive, celebratory, 
engaging, and inspiring to youth and young adults and create a legacy 
for the future. The organizations responsible for the 32 Legacy 
Projects throughout the county are: Flora Depot Committee (Flora 
Community Club/Flora Main Street), Delphi Public Library, Flora-Monroe 
Township Public Library, Camden-Jackson Township Public Library, Town 
of Flora, Heartland Heritage, Inc., Carroll County Historical Society, 
Carroll County Museum, William Henry Harrison Sons of the American 
Revolution, Town of Camden, Promoting Wildcat Valley, Camden Women's 
Literary Club, Flora Mainstreet, Carroll County Veteran's Remembrance, 
VFW, Carroll County Wabash at Erie Canal, Inc., University of 
Indianapolis; Department of Anthropology, Delphi Opera House, Inc, 
Burlington American Legion Post 414, Wabash and Erie Canal Association 
Canal Park, Carroll County Wabash and Erie Canal and Old Settlers 
Association. 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 Carroll County for 
the contribution of its residents to the past, present, and future of 
Indiana's history.

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