[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO MONTGOMERY 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 
Montgomery County, Indiana as the Indiana Bicentennial Torch is 
scheduled to pass through the county on Thursday, October 13, 2016.
  The County sits in the central part of Indiana's Fourth Congressional 
District. It was established in 1822 and named for Richard Montgomery, 
an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 at the Battle of 
Quebec. The county seat is located in Crawfordsville, where Henry S. 
Lane resided. Mr. Lane, a former Senator, was an early leader of the 
Republican Party and influential in the nomination of Abraham Lincoln. 
The county is also known for being the residence of Lew Wallace, author 
of the popular nineteenth-century novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. 
While richly steeped in history, Montgomery County is home to my alma 
mater, Wabash College, and holds a special place in my heart.
  In this year of the Hoosier Bicentennial, communities throughout the 
state are celebrating Indiana 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 twenty three 
Legacy Projects throughout the county are: Crawfordsville Parks and 
Recreation Department, Montgomery County Historical Society, 
Westchester Public Library, DNR Division of Nature Preserves, Lew 
Wallace Study & Museum, DNR Division of State Parks & Reservoirs, 
American Legion Byron Cox Post 72, Crossroad of America, Boy Scouts of 
America, Amy Westphal, Jerald M. Jascoviak, and the Crawfordsville/
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce. 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 Montgomery County for 
the contribution of its residents to the past, present, and future of 
Indiana's history.

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