[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 30, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF MADISON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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                            HON. JASON SMITH

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 30, 2018

  Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
bicentennial birthday of Madison County, Missouri. Named for President 
James Madison, the county was officially organized on December 14, 
1818. The Osage and Kickapoo Indians formed trade routes through its 
rolling farmland and heavily forested hills in the early 17th Century. 
The French prospected for lead here. Indeed, Madison County is on 
record as having the oldest lead mine west of the Mississippi River. It 
has also been home to the mining of cobalt, copper, silver and red 
marble.
  Early settlers brought the names: DeGuire, LaChance, Viriat, Nicholl, 
Trudeau, Pratte, Valle, Beauvais, DeClue and Chevalier to the area. Its 
two major towns are Marquand and the county seat of Fredericktown.
  Today, Madison County is home to more than 12,000 people and welcomes 
visitors each year to the Missouri Whitewater Championships, Marquand 
Pioneer Days, Madison County Fair and the Azalea Festival. It is my 
honor to acknowledge this historic birthday before the United States 
House of Representatives and to honor the people of Madison County, 
Missouri as they celebrate all year long.

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