[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOROUGH OF SHOEMAKERSVILLE

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                          HON. CHARLES W. DENT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 2015

  Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to rise today and congratulate 
my constituents residing in the Borough of Shoemakersville on the 
occasion of the 250th Anniversary of its founding.
  Shoemakersville, located in Berks County, Pennsylvania, was founded 
by Henry and Carl Shoemaker in 1765. Henry and Carl were sons of German 
immigrant, Jacob Shoemaker.
  When Henry and Carl arrived in the area that was to become 
Shoemakersville they found a dense forest land. It was Henry who built 
the first stone house at the site. This house stands to this day at the 
corner of Main & Miller Streets.
  The area flourished, becoming an important hub on the Schuylkill 
Canal. The Canal allowed for the transportation of vital anthracite 
coal that fueled the industrial boom in the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania during the middle of the Nineteenth Century.
  With steady growth, the residents of the region decided to formally 
incorporate as the Borough of Shoemakersville on September 12, 1921.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the residents 
of Shoemakersville on this momentous anniversary celebration.
  The story of Shoemakersville is the story of growth and prosperity 
fueled by hard work and the determination to overcome adversity that is 
the very essence of the American story.
  On behalf of the House and my colleagues, I congratulate the people 
of the Borough of Shoemakersville on the occasion of the 250th 
Anniversary of its founding. God bless them and may they continue to 
know freedom and prosperity.

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