[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            CITY OF HARTFORD, KENTUCKY, CELEBRATES 200 YEARS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I wish today to honor a long respected 
community in the great Commonwealth of Kentucky, the city of Hartford, 
which on February 3, 2008, will celebrate 200 years of establishment in 
the Commonwealth.
  Since February 3, 1808, the great city of Hartford has been a part of 
my great State. After an act of the legislature of the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky, Hartford was formally established on 400 acres of land around 
Rough River, in the county of Ohio, occupying the land of the late 
Gabriel Madison. The city humbly began governing with a group of seven 
trustees overseeing the town and has since grown to a population of 
over 2,000 outstanding citizens and has developed into the 
administrative center for Ohio County, becoming the county seat. Now, 
great leadership comes from Mayor Earl Russell, who proudly carries on 
the tradition of his family of governing in Hartford.
  As proclaimed in Hartford's town slogan, this honored town is home to 
``2,000 happy people and a few soreheads.'' These ``soreheads and happy 
people'' strenuously work to promote civic pride and generate the 
enthusiasm needed to accomplish future goals throughout their city.
  Due to the enthusiasm from citizens like these and great leadership 
from Mayor Earl Russell, Kentucky has grown to the honorable State it 
is today. Inhabiting the western coal field region of the State, 
Hartford has been contributing to the Commonwealth for 200 years and 
has planned a celebration in honor of this. Because of the continued 
contribution of the citizens of Hartford to the betterment of their 
town, county and the Commonwealth, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
celebrating with them today for 200 years of dedication.

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