[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14770]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               125TH ANNIVERSARY OF REVILLO, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I recognize the community of 
Revillo, SD, on reaching the 125th anniversary of its founding. Revillo 
is a warm community, filled with historical beauty and a strong sense 
of hospitality.
  The town of Revillo was founded on the homestead of John Hillstrom in 
1884 when the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway entered the area. The 
Revillo flour mill was built in 1904, where farmers would bring their 
wheat crop to have it made into Monogram flour to meet their annual 
needs. In the years before World War I, Revillo was booming with 
businesses, including two implement dealers, a drug store, two banks, 
three elevators, and an Opera House.
  Today, Revillo is maintaining its history with four churches in town, 
many members having a lineal connection to those who first established 
the churches. This thriving community is also looking forward with a 
modern school and lighted athletic field, the Revillo Farmers Co-op 
elevator, and a maintainer for the Grant County highway department.
  The people of Revillo are celebrating their heritage and their 
accomplishments June 20-21, 2009. One hundred and twenty-five years 
after its founding, Revillo holds its history close while continually 
looking to the future, demonstrating what is great about South Dakota, 
and why I am proud to call this great State home.

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