[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING THE OPENING OF THE TREATY ROOM AND THE CROSSROADS OF 
        DESTINY EXHIBIT AT THE GARST MUSEUM IN GREENVILLE, OHIO

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 17, 2008

  Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the grand opening of 
the Treaty Room and the Crossroads of Destiny Exhibit at the Garst 
Museum in Greenville, Ohio
  One of most significant historical moments in Darke County was the 
signing of the Treaty of Greene Ville, which ended forty years of 
conflict over the upper Ohio Valley and opened the door for western 
settlement, leading to Ohio's statehood. This exhibit tells the story 
of life on the frontier: war, resolution, loss, progress and the growth 
of a nation.
  While Darke County is no longer the Western edge of the United 
States, its citizens retain the finest qualities of frontier settlers: 
generous hearts, a zeal for public service and the passionate 
patriotism that General Anthony Wayne, General William Henry Harrison, 
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark exhibited more than two centuries 
ago.
  It is my pleasure to congratulate The Garst Museum, the Darke County 
Historical Society and the citizens of Darke County on the grand 
opening of this new exhibit.

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