[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ARMOUR, SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. President, today I recognize 
the community of Armour, SD, on reaching the 125th anniversary of its 
founding. Armour is a energetic community, which serves as the county 
seat for Douglas County, and will be celebrating its quasiquicentennial 
July 1 through 4.
  The town Armour, being founded in 1886, has the notable distinction 
of being a city before South Dakota achieved statehood. On the day that 
President Benjamin Harrison's proclamation of statehood for South 
Dakota reached Armour, the residents rang the brand new school bell to 
celebrate and alert the town. The children of Armour have always come 
first in the eyes of the residents; the first school was built just 1 
year after the city was founded. Armour also claims to be home to the 
first Boy Scout Troop in the State of South Dakota.
  Today the town of Armor still holds education and children in high 
regards, and in 2008 Armour was one of only 320 schools in the Nation 
to be honored as a blue ribbon school for academic excellence. Armour 
will celebrate its 125th anniversary by holding an all-school reunion, 
as well as many other community events such as trolley rides, a 5K 
race, and chili cook-off.
  Armour is a thriving community that maintains small town values. Even 
125 years after its founding, Armour remains a vital community and a 
great asset to the wonderful State of South Dakota. I am proud to 
publicly honor Armour on this historic milestone, and congratulate the 
people of Armour on their achievements.

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