[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5642]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    MONROE COUNTY, OHIO BICENTENNIAL

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I honor Monroe County, OH, as it 
celebrates its bicentennial anniversary. On January 29, 1813, an act to 
form the County of Monroe made up of parts of Belmont, Washington, and 
Guernsey Counties was passed by the Ohio Legislature.
  Although Monroe County had already been established, it did not 
function as a county until it was officially organized in 1815. On 
February 3, 1815, an act was passed by the Ohio Legislature to attach 
another part of Washington County to Monroe County and to organize 
Monroe into a separate county. The act went into effect on March 1, 
1815, which was when Monroe began to formally function as a county. 
Residents named the county in honor of James Monroe, who at the time 
was U.S. Secretary of State and eventually became the fourth President 
of the United States. However, the official bicentennial celebration 
begins this month since the first Monroe County officials were elected 
in April of 1815.
  I congratulate the citizens of Monroe County and all who are involved 
in planning the yearlong celebration, which will feature a variety of 
events recognizing 200 years of history and heritage throughout Monroe 
County.

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