[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 122 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF CONFLUENCE

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                         HON. GUY RESCHENTHALER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 17, 2023

  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 150th 
anniversary of Confluence, Pennsylvania, and its important 
contributions to southwestern Pennsylvania.
  In 1870, the Confluence Land Company purchased an area in the 
Turkeyfoot Valley and laid out the town. Named for its location as the 
meeting point of Laurel Hill Creek and the Casselman and Youghiogheny 
Rivers, the town grew quickly and was incorporated as a borough just 3 
years later, in 1873. By 1883, the town was already home to 450 people. 
Shipping and commerce were critical to the town's early prosperity 
because of its easy access to both water and railroads.
  Today, Confluence is a hub of outdoor recreation. Visitors to 
Confluence can enjoy many miles of adventurous hiking at nearby 
Ohiopyle State Park, scale the tallest Pennsylvania mountain at Mount 
Davis, bike through the Great Allegheny Passage, and enjoy some of the 
best boating our Nation has to offer. The region's incredible fall 
foliage adds even more appeal to Confluence's already amazing natural 
scenery.
  Mr. Speaker, the story of Confluence is uniquely American and 
important to our commonwealth's rich history. On behalf of the people 
of Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District, I congratulate 
Confluence on this remarkable milestone and look forward to building on 
this storied history over the next 150 years.

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