[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2546]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


              CELEBRATING THE INDIANA BOROUGH BICENTENNIAL

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2016

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Indiana 
Borough in Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District for reaching a 
huge milestone: its Bicentennial.
  Officially incorporated on March 11, 1816, countless citizens of the 
Indiana Borough have contributed to and witnessed the impressive 
development of a uniquely welcoming and enterprising community over the 
past 200 years. As a proud American city, Indiana can claim as one of 
its many notable contributions to our country to have had citizens 
participate in the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean conflict, 
the Vietnam War, and our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. What's more, the 
borough has helped develop citizens who have contributed meaningfully 
to just about every aspect of our society, including: business, 
education, medicine, the arts, and politics. As many of my constituents 
know, Indiana Borough is also the hometown of famous Hollywood actor 
Jimmy Stewart. Additionally, it is home to the Indiana University of 
Pennsylvania, which attracts thousands of bright students to the area 
each year.
  As the product of a region that has experienced the benefits of a 
strong coal industry, I am also proud to highlight Indiana Borough's 
contributions to the rich heritage associated with coal mining. There 
can be no doubt that over the past 200 years, the Indiana Borough has 
contributed an invaluable spirit as well as list of accomplishments and 
successful residents to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and I am 
certainly proud to represent this borough and its citizens.
  As such, it is with great pleasure that I congratulate the Indiana 
Borough and its remarkable citizens on this Bicentennial milestone, and 
wish them an even brighter future.

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