[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14070]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO CASS COUNTY, INDIANA

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute Cass 
County, Indiana, as the Indiana Bicentennial Torch is scheduled to pass 
through the county on Friday, October 7, 2016.
  The county lies in the northeastern part of Indiana's Fourth 
Congressional District. Cass County was established in 1838, and it was 
named for General Lewis Cass, the 2nd Territorial Governor of Michigan. 
Home to the Wabash River, for many years Cass County was a canal town. 
In 1855, however, the first locomotive made its way through the county 
seat of Logansport creating a permanent relationship between the town 
and trains. By the 1920s, over 225 trains passed through the county 
each day, and over 3,000 persons in the area were employed by the 
railroad.
  In this year of the Hoosier Bicentennial, communities throughout the 
state are celebrating Indiana's past and present through Bicentennial 
Legacy Projects. These projects are culturally inclusive, celebratory, 
engaging and inspiring to youth and young adults and create a legacy 
for the future. The organizations responsible for the Legacy Projects 
throughout the county include the Logansport Children's Choir, Logan's 
Landing, Civic Players of Logansport, Logansport Rose Society, Cass 
County Arts Alliance, State Theatre Preservation Society Corporation, 
Cass County 4-H Association, Cass County Historical Society, William 
Pace Lodge, Cass County Dentzel Carousel, and the Trinity Episcopal 
Church. Hoosiers look forward to their enduring contribution to our 
state's legacy.
  And on this day, Mr. Speaker, in the year in which we are celebrating 
Indiana's 200th birthday, I am proud to recognize Cass County for the 
contribution of its residents to the past, present and future of 
Indiana's history.

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