[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     McLEAN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

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                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 13, 2010

  Mr. WOLF. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the centennial of 
McLean, Virginia, and the celebration event held on June 26. I want to 
thank the McLean Community Center, honorary chair former Virginia 
Governor and Senator Charles Robb, master of ceremonies former Delegate 
Vince Callahan, and McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia board of 
directors for making the centennial celebration possible.
  McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia was founded to perpetuate and 
promotion the preservation of local history. It grew out of the local 
organization founded in 2003 as part of the statewide celebration for 
the 400th anniversary of the settlement at Jamestown and has worked 
tirelessly to organize the 100th anniversary celebration for the McLean 
community.
  The small village that grew to become McLean began when John R. 
McLean and Senator Stephen Elkins of West Virginia obtained a charter 
to operate a trolley line called the Great Falls & Old Dominion 
Railroad to promote the scenic beauty of the Great Falls of the 
Potomac. The 14-mile electrified railroad linked Washington, D.C., to 
the falls on the old Aqueduct Bridge. Over the last century many people 
have made McLean their home, seeking a refuge from the hectic lifestyle 
of the nation's capital. The beauty and mixture of farmland, forests, 
and the Great Falls of the Potomac make McLean a truly unique and 
special place.
  While McLean has grown over the years it has managed to keep its 
community spirit and rural flavor. With first class schools both public 
and private, safe neighborhoods, and special sense of community, the 
``village'' of McLean is indeed a welcoming place to live and raise a 
family.
  Madam Speaker, it is my honor and privilege to represent the McLean 
community and to help commemorate the 100th anniversary of this special 
community.

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