[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 679-680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DORSEY, ILLINOIS

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 2006

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dorsey, Illinois upon 
her sesquicentennial. Settled in 1856, the citizens of Dorsey will 
celebrate the sesquicentennial on July 22 and 23, 2006.
  An active railroad ran through Dorsey for over 100 years starting in 
1854, two years before the community was officially settled by the 
Dorsey Family. Also, in 1854, Emmaus Lutheran Church was founded. After 
being settled in 1856, the first post office in Dorsey opened in 1857.

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  I congratulate the citizens of Dorsey on 150 years of history in the 
community. I thank you for the contributions to our great Nation. May 
God bless Dorsey and may He continue to bless America.

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