[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING LAKE HOPATCONG HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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                      HON. RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2005

  Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Lake 
Hopatcong Historical Society, in my Congressional District. The 
Historical Society is celebrating fifty years of protecting documents 
and artifacts for the community and promoting education and historic 
preservation.
  The actual creation of the Lake Hopatcong Historical Society occurred 
on August 10, 1955, at the Langdon Arms Restaurant with eight people in 
attendance. From the beginning, the members' goal was to establish a 
museum for the lake.
  From the original eight individuals who attended the first meeting in 
1955, the society grew to 150 members by the time the museum opened in 
1965. In the early 1960's the state of New Jersey moved forward with 
plans for a new administration building at Hopatcong State Park. The 
park was on land which was previously owned by the Morris Canal and 
Banking Company. When the canal was abandoned in the 1920's, the 98 
acres around the Lake Hopatcong dam were set aside as a state park.
  Today, with nearly 800 members, the organization continues to follow 
its mission ``to collect, house and preserve artifacts and documents 
relating to the civil, political, social and general history of Lake 
Hopatcong and to encourage the education and dissemination of 
information about Lake Hopatcong's history.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives join with me in congratulating the Lake Hopatcong 
Historical Society, its trustees and all of its outstanding members and 
volunteers, upon celebrating its 50th Anniversary.

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