[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF WARTRACE, TENNESSEE

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 2, 2003

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 150th anniversary 
of one of the friendliest towns you will ever find--Wartrace, 
Tennessee. Established as a railroad depot, the town was chartered by 
Bedford County on October 3, 1853.
  Early frontier settlers endured fighting between British and French 
soldiers and attacks by hostile Indians. Legend even has it that the 
town was named after an old Cherokee Indian war trail. But as the 
frontier moved westward and the area became more civilized, industry 
and tourism flourished with the railroad.
  Today the town has settled into a less hectic pace of life. Wartrace 
is now a small Middle Tennessee community with a strong sense of unity 
and a desirable quality of life. I congratulate its leaders and Mayor 
Donald Gallagher for developing Wartrace into a safe, neighborly 
community. May the town's next 150 years be as prosperous and 
successful as its first 150 years.

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