[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 161 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          CELEBRATING THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMITY TOWNSHIP

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                           HON. DANIEL MEUSER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2019

  Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, it is with great respect and appreciation 
that I rise today to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Township of 
Amity, Pennsylvania.
  The oldest incorporated township in Berks County, Amity predates the 
county itself. Settled by Swedish settlers on land granted by William 
Penn in 1701, Amity is home to the county's oldest structure, the Mouns 
Jones House, which was built in 1716, as well as St. Gabriel's Church, 
Berks County's first organized religious congregation. Among Amity's 
other contributions to history is the White Horse Inn, which served as 
a gathering place for officers of the Continental Army during the 
American Revolution and was visited by President George Washington in 
1793. The Historic Preservation Trust of Berks County has been 
instrumental in preserving Amity's rich history as part of Morlatton 
Village.
  Amity's 300th anniversary has been heralded with great celebration. 
Events commemorating the township's tricentennial have brought the 
people of Amity together to recall and celebrate their longstanding 
sense of community that was the foundation of its establishment 300 
years ago. Amity has remained a strong community because it holds the 
same values as at its founding.
  On behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives and the citizens of 
Pennsylvania's Ninth Congressional District, I ask my colleagues to 
join me and the great people who call Amity home in celebrating 300 
years and wishing them many more years of community and prosperity.

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