[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          43RD ANNUAL CONSTITUTION DAY PARADE; NEVADA CITY, CA

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. TOM McCLINTOCK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 8, 2009

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, on September 17, 1787, thirty-nine 
delegates from twelve states met at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania to sign the Constitution. The Constitution went into 
effect two years later, on March 4, 1789.
  Each September 17 is designated as Constitution Day. Constitution Day 
is a day to display the flag of the United States of America and many 
Americans observe it in our nation's history by attending local events. 
One such event is Nevada City's Constitution Day Parade, which has been 
a local tradition since 1967 and is reported to be the oldest and 
largest Constitution observance in western America.
  Festivities include a parade through the downtown historic district 
with marching bands, floats, antique autos, equestrians, politicians 
and perennial crowd favorites such as the Ophir Prison Marching Kazoo 
Band and the Famous Marching Presidents of Nevada City, a humorous but 
reverent group that portrays each U.S. president. Members of the 
American Civil War Association also offer living history and battle 
reenactments and more than 200 military and settler reenactors are 
expected to take part.
  Nevada City is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada 
mountains midway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe and is known for its 
classic small town spirit and unique events. With a population of 
3,001, Nevada City swells to 10,000 or more on Constitution Day.

                          ____________________