[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEW PARIS, OHIO

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                          HON. WARREN DAVIDSON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 11, 2017

  Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I recognize 
and celebrate the 200th Anniversary of New Paris, Ohio. The 
bicentennial celebration is a historical benchmark for New Paris, as 
well as the State of Ohio.
  In the 1800s, pioneers from Kentucky traveled north in covered wagons 
and settled in a valley 50 miles west of Dayton, Ohio, on the border of 
Indiana. There, they built family homes and a local church. In 1817, 
founders James Fleming and Andrew Ireland named the town ``New Paris'' 
after the City of Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Songwriter 
Benjamin R. Hanby made New Paris known throughout the entire country 
after he composed the Christmas song, ``Up On the House Top'' in 1864.
  The first school opened in 1818, and its first newspaper was 
established in 1844. By 1865, New Paris' 650 residences were very 
involved in agriculture and developed cotton mills, tanneries, pork-
packing plants and had a meat market.
  Over the past 200 years, New Paris, Ohio has developed a rich 
heritage and a high level of community involvement that would make its 
forefathers proud. I ask my colleagues in the House to join me in 
congratulating the citizens, elected officials and businesses in New 
Paris on their rich history, and bright future ahead.

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