[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING LEMMON, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. THUNE. Madam President, today I recognize Lemmon, SD. The 
town of Lemmon will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year.
  Founded in 1907, Lemmon is located in Perkins County near the North 
Dakota border. It was named after George Edward Lemmon, who managed the 
largest fenced pasture in the world and is a member of the National 
Cowboy Hall of Fame. The town of Lemmon is home to the world's largest 
petrified wood park, which was constructed by unemployed workers during 
the Great Depression. Lemmon has been a successful and thriving 
community for the past 100 years and I am confident that it will 
continue to serve as an example of South Dakota values and traditions 
for the next 100 years.
  I would like to offer my congratulations to the citizens of Lemmon on 
their anniversary and wish them continued prosperity in the years to 
come.

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