[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 5453-5454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF GEORGIANA COLES

  Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
to claim the unused time of the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands 
(Mrs. Christensen).
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fitzpatrick) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. FITZPATRICK of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the efforts of Georgiana Coles, a resident in my district who 
will be honored on April 20 for her work not only as a successful 
business leader but also as a dedicated land preservationist. She will 
be honored by the Heritage Conservancy, a nonprofit land and historic 
preservation society, for her significant contributions to preserving 
vast swaths of pristine open space in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
  My district, Mr. Speaker, is renowned for its landscape as well as 
its history. It is rumored that Oscar Hammerstein composed the lyrics 
to ``Oh What A Beautiful Morning'' for his musical ``Oklahoma'' while 
looking over the bucolic acreage of his farm in Bucks County. However, 
today, continued development threatens to uproot those same pastures 
and fields that inspired Hammerstein's lyrics.
  Georgiana Coles and her family own a highly successful nursery in my 
district that covers over 800 beautiful

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acres. Over time, the Coles family has expanded their operations, not 
simply to expand their business, but to protect prime land from 
development. By purchasing 180 acres of the Bradshaw Farm in Solebury 
Township, as well as 132 acres in Buckingham Township for preservation, 
Georgiana Coles has demonstrated her unquestionable dedication to 
preserving Bucks County's natural history.
  I want to recognize Georgiana Coles for her hard work and continued 
dedication to the preservation of open space. I and the residents of 
the 8th Congressional District of Pennsylvania thank her.

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