July 29, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 128 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                SESQUICENTENNIAL OF McKENZIE, TENNESSEE

 Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge and 
honor the city of McKenzie, Tennessee's sesquicentennial anniversary.
  McKenzie has come a long way since her first settlers followed the 
Natchez Trace to the tall grasses and fertile soil of western 
Tennessee's ``Barren Lands.'' What started as a cluster of fiercely 
competitive trading posts flourished into a bustling center of commerce 
with the arrival of the area's first railroads. The city withstood 
family rivalry, natural disasters, and the ravages of the Civil War, 
until it was finally incorporated by the State of Tennessee on January 
22, 1869.
  Today, the roads are paved, and cattle no longer roam the city 
square, but McKenzie's residents still live and work with the same 
inimitable volunteer spirit as those who fought for their homes and 
livelihoods through two great fires, a yellow fever epidemic, and the 
Great Depression.
  Congratulations to the Honorable Jill Holland, Mayor of McKenzie, the 
members of the McKenzie City Council, and most importantly, the people 
of McKenzie. I ask my colleagues to join with me in wishing them 150 
more years of progress and prosperity.

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