[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 174 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF BULLOCK COUNTY, ALABAMA UPON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS 
                                FOUNDING

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                            HON. MARTHA ROBY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 5, 2016

  Mrs. ROBY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Bullock County, Alabama 
which today is celebrating 150 years as a county.
   What is now Bullock County was first inhabited by Creek Indians who 
moved westward from Georgia and began cultivating the rich, spring-
filled land. After the bitter Creek War, American settlers brought 
schools, churches, and mercantile life to complement the thriving 
agriculture, and the town of Union Springs was born.
   After the Civil War, portions of Macon, Montgomery, Barbour and Pike 
Counties were brought together to form Bullock County, after 
Confederate Colonel E.C. Bullock. The late 1800s and early 1900s were 
prosperous for Bullock County, as railroad connections and 
industrialization made the county seat of Union Springs an important 
hub for Alabama and the South.
  That history can still be seen in Bullock County today. The National 
Register of Historic Places, lists 47 homes and businesses that have 
been preserved as standing monuments to the past.
  One hundred and fifty years after its founding, Bullock County is 
home to fine, hardworking people that I am proud to represent in 
Congress.
   Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to acknowledge Bullock County's 
sesquicentennial anniversary and celebrate this special date with all 
those who call Bullock County home.

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