Mr. Speaker. I rise today because I wish to acknowledge the residents of Pope County celebrating their Bicentennial Anniversary. Pope County was established on January 10. 1816. when it received its name from Nathaniel Pope. then Secretary of the Illinois Territory. In 1818 when Illinois entered the Union as a free state. the population of Pope County mostly reflected the emigration of Europeans to America that occurred in the 19th century. Pope County has since been the home to many notable citizens including: American E1032 Civil War General James L. Alcorn. Military Governor of South Korea (preceding the Korean War) John R.
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