[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING HARALSON COUNTY, GEORGIA, ON ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. GINGREY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Haralson County, 
Georgia, which this year is celebrating its 150th anniversary.
  One hundred fifty years ago, back in 1856, the Georgia General 
Assembly created Haralson County from parts of Carroll and Polk 
Counties. Haralson County is forever tied to the statesman of its 
founding. The county was named after a distinguished soldier and a 
United States Congressman, Hugh Haralson, and the county's seat, 
Buchanan, was named several years later after President James Buchanan.
  Mr. Speaker, one of the most recognizable sites in the city of 
Buchanan is the courthouse, built in 1891, and currently listed on the 
National Register of Historic Sites. The courthouse is symbolic of 
Haralson County, for as the county has grown and changed over the past 
150 years, it has never lost sight of its history and founding.
  And though the county's founders might not recognize some of the 
recent additions, like the Honda plant, I know they would feel right at 
home in the warm communities that populate this county. Mr. Speaker, I 
ask that you and all of my colleagues join me in congratulating the 
citizens of Bremen, Buchanan, Tallapoosa, Waco, and all of Haralson 
County on this historic occasion

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