[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MISS SARAH MERCER

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                        HON. HENRY E. BROWN, JR

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2003

  Mr. BROWN of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
the extraordinary accomplishment of Miss Sarah Mercer of Moultrie 
Middle School in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Miss Mercer recently won 
the Siemens American History Innovation Award at the National History 
Day Competition held this summer at the University of Maryland.
  Her entry, ``The Fencing Frenzy: Rights and Responsibilities of 
Barbed Wire Usage in the Wild West,'' highlights how the innovation of 
barbed wire led to efficient, economical, and ecological practices for 
both ranchers and farmers on the American frontier. I am proud to 
represent Miss Mercer and her family, who reside in South Carolina's 
First Congressional District.

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