[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 53 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING 150 YEARS OF THE VALLEY VIEW, TEXAS POST OFFICE

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                           HON. RONNY JACKSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 24, 2022

  Mr. JACKSON. Madam Speaker, today I am proud to recognize the City of 
Valley View, Texas, as residents come together to celebrate the Valley 
View Post Office's 150th birthday on Saturday, March 26, 2022.
  Located in Cooke County, the town was first settled by the Lee family 
in 1870. By 1872, L.W. Lee had plotted a beautiful new town on his land 
and named it Valley View, presumably for the view offered at the site 
of Spring Valley. With the grand opening of the Valley View Post Office 
that same year, the community would start with 18 families and prosper 
tremendously over the next 150 years.
  The community's first school, hotel, steam gristmills, cotton gins, 
churches, and general stores tell an important part of Valley View's 
history, but I believe it is the fine people of Valley View who 
represent the best aspects of the town. This community has reached its 
150th birthday through the generations of hard work and love for their 
community. Today, the United States Congress honors them.
  I am honored to represent the residents of Valley View here in 
Congress. This community is rich in history and its people are rooted 
in our shared Texas values. I wish them a joyous celebration of the 
past 150 years. Here's to 150 more.

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