[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF CROCKER, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to the 
125th anniversary of the founding of the city of Crocker, SD.
  A cafe was the first business to open in Crocker in 1906. The cafe 
was soon followed by the Lambert Lumber Company and the Crocker State 
Bank. Eventually the town expanded to include a clothing store, pool 
hall, drug store, hardware farm machinery store, and a blacksmith. The 
first train ran through Crocker in 1907. Soon there were four trains a 
day, with a sleeper on one train en route to Minneapolis. The post 
office was established on February 6, 1907. The first Crocker school 
was moved into the town in 1908, on the corner of Vera Street and Third 
Avenue.
  Today the Crocker Lutheran Church, which was founded in 1917, still 
remains a thriving place for its congregation.
  I am proud to publicly honor Crocker on this memorable occasion. 
Small communities like Crocker are part of the backbone of our great 
State and help to preserve our agricultural roots and deep-seated 
character. After 125 years, Crocker still exemplifies what it means to 
be a great South Dakota community.

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