[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20255]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




COMMENDING THE VILLAGE OF MINEOLA, NY ON THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY 
                          OF ITS INCORPORATION

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 26, 2006

  Mrs. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the one 
hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Mineola, NY, my hometown.
  I've lived in Mineola for over 50 years and I am proud to be a part 
of its centennial celebration.
  The Village of Mineola was originally part of the land claimed by 
Henry Hudson for the Dutch East India Tea Company in 1609 and was 
settled by farmers in 1637. On June 12, 1858, the area was first called 
``Mineola,'' derived from the Algonquin word ``Meniolagamika'' which 
means ``a friendly or pleasant village.''
  Mineola has been the proud home of Nassau County's government since 
1900, when New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt laid the comer stone of 
the county courthouse on the comers of Old Country Road and Franklin 
Avenue.
  Since its incorporation, Mineola has been a center of culture and 
commerce for people from all of Long Island throughout its history. 
Today, Mineola is home to more than 20,000 residents, a thriving local 
economy and a strong sense of history and community.
  Mineola has changed since my family arrived, but progress hasn't 
changed the spirit of its people. The fact that so many who grew up in 
Mineola end up raising their own children there is a testament to what 
a special place my hometown is.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that the entire House join me in congratulating 
the Village of Mineola on its first 100 years of incorporation. Happy 
Birthday, Mineola.

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