September 19, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6443 

Shoshones, the Hidatsa, and sold to a 

French-Canadian trapper named Toussaint Charbonneau. Charbonneau married Sacagawea and the two lived 

among the Mandan and Hidatsa tribes 

of the upper Missouri river in presentday North Dakota. When Lewis and 

Clark came to the area on their journey in November of 1804, they commissioned Charbonneau and Sacagawea, 

who was with child, to serve as interpreters. With the help and knowledge 

of Sacagawea, the Lewis and Clark expedition reached the Pacific Ocean in 

November of 1805. 

It was reported that Sacagawea died 

on December 20, 1812, at Fort Manuel 

Lisa, which overlooked the Missouri 

River near the present-day city of 

Kenel, in Corson County, SD. John 

Luttig, the trading post’s clerk, wrote: 

‘‘This evening the wife of Charbonneau, 

a Snake Woman, died of a putrid fever. 

Aged about 25 years. She left an infant 

girl.’’ 

Though Sacagawea had a short and 

difficult life, her legacy still lives on. 

The celebration of her life also gives us 

a great opportunity to recognize the 

rich culture and heritage of our Native 

American tribes. As we bear in mind 

her life, death, and impact, I encourage 

everyone to join in also commemorating the unique culture of the indigenous peoples of the United States. 

Later this month, the Lewis and 

Clark Trail Heritage Foundation will 

be holding their regional meeting in 

Fort Pierre, SD. The South Dakota 

Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail 

Heritage Foundation, Encounters on 

the Prairie, will be hosting this regional meeting which will be commemorating the 200th anniversary of 

Sacagawea’s reported death. I am 

proud to speak about the rich piece of 

our Nation’s history she was a part of. 

Her memory and the heritage in which 

she embodies, continues to inspire us 

in South Dakota and across the Nation.∑ 

∑ Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I 

wish to recognize the 200th Anniversary of the reported death of 

Sacagawea within the borders of what 

is now South Dakota. At this time I 

would like to commemorate her for her 

contributions to the Lewis and Clark 

Expedition. 

Sacagawea accompanied Meriwether 

Lewis and William Clark on the Northwestern Discovery Expedition to the 

Pacific Coast for the U.S. President 

Thomas Jefferson’s Corps. In recognition of her service and bravery, the 

Central South Dakota Chapter of the 

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, known as Keepers of the Story, 

Stewards of the Trail, are hosting a regional meeting September 28, 29, and 

30, 2012. The meeting will be open to 

the public in the cities of Fort Pierre, 

Pierre, Mobridge, and Kenel, SD. To 

help commemorate the bicentennial of 

the reported death of Sacagawea, the 

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation will travel to Fort Manuel Lisa. 

The story of Sacagawea, while short, 

is one of great success and worthy of 

remembrance. Her guidance and interpretation were vital to Lewis and 

Clark’s journey. I hope my fellow colleagues will help me commemorate the 

200th anniversary of the reported death 

of Sacagawea by recognizing her sacrifice and efforts.

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NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 

∑ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I 

take this opportunity to recognize and 

celebrate the 125th anniversary of National City, located in San Diego County, CA. 

National City was founded in 1868 and 

incorporated on September 17, 1887, 

making it the second oldest city in San 

Diego County. The land on which it 

stands had earlier been an Indian 

rancheria, home of Apusquele band of 

the Hamacha tribe. In 1769 it had become one of the ranches used by the 

Mission San Diego de Alcala, and the 

padres called it La Purisima Concepcion. 

In the late 19th century, National 

City pioneered the shipping and transportation systems for San Diego, constructing the area’s first wharf and introducing the first transcontinental 

railroad terminus; the National City 

Depot, built in 1882, is the last one 

standing out of the original five transcontinental terminus railroad stations 

and is designated as a California historical landmark. Another local cultural treasure ‘‘Brick Row,’’ built in 

1887 is the only Philadelphia-style row 

housing in the southwestern United 

States and is listed in the National 

Register of Historic Places. 

Today, National City’s 3-mile-long 

port along San Diego Bay is part of 

Naval Base San Diego, the largest U.S. 

Navy base on the west coast. In addition to its leading role as a naval gateway, National City is considered a 

symbolic link between San Diego and 

Mexico. 

On September 22, residents of National City will gather for a citywide 

125th anniversary picnic at Kimball 

Park. I congratulate the people of National City on this special occasion and 

salute their rich history and wonderful 

community spirit.

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∑ 

REMEMBERING JOE GARLAND 

∑ Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, last summer Massachusetts lost a gentleman, 

the fishing industry lost an icon and I 

lost a friend. For years Joe Garland 

served as the unofficial historian of 

Gloucester, MA—its fishermen, its 

boats and its life. If you visit the Fisherman’s Memorial on Gloucester’s waterfront on a stormy winter day, the 

statue of the Heroic Mariner seems to 

be steering the whole town into the 

wind toward fair weather. And if you 

look closely at the statue, you can almost see Joe Garland in its carved 

granite face, full of grit and determination, guiding his beloved Gloucester 

through headwinds and troubled 

waters. 

He’s been gone for more than a year 

now, but his memory lives on through 

his loving wife Helen, his family, his 

friends and through the continuing legacy of the schooner Adventure. 

In my Boston office, I have a copy of 

his book about the Adventure, which 

he helped to restore. When I received it 

many years ago, it arrived with an invitation from Joe to tour the schooner 

and, of course, I didn’t waste any time 

accepting his invitation. He welcomed 

me aboard, and his tour made the Adventure’s history come alive—from its 

construction in 1926 through its career 

as a ‘‘highliner,’’ the biggest moneymaker of them all, landing nearly $4 

million worth of cod and halibut during 

her career. 

As Joe himself once wrote, ‘‘The Adventure is a survivor, not a vision. She 

is here, real and beautiful . . . I can 

stand on those decks with the wholesail breeze, arms hooked into the rigging, and watch her go, watch the 

miles bubble out from under the stern 

as they have done now for more than 

fifty [now nearing 100] years. She is 

fantastic!’’ 

As we celebrate the historic restoration of the Adventure, and celebrate 

Joe’s incredible life, I know that he is 

smiling down on us today, on what 

would have been his 90th birthday. Mr. 

President, the world weathers so many 

storms, but at the center of each we 

find people of character who revive our 

hope and give us strength. Joe Garland 

was such a man, and we are all blessed 

to have had his strength and his character as an example, and we are equally blessed that he left us with such a 

marvelous schooner, the Adventure, as 

an enduring reminder of his life.

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∑ 

TRIBUTE TO DAVID WOOD 

∑ Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, today 

I wish to recognize the career of David 

Wood, the founding Executive Director 

of Affordable Housing, Education and 

Development (AHEAD), Inc. in Littleton, New Hampshire. After over 20 

years of hard work to make affordable 

housing and home ownership a reality 

for hundreds of NH families, David will 

step down from his position at the end 

of this year. I would like to take this 

opportunity to thank him for his remarkable commitment to helping 

those in need. 

Since 1991, AHEAD has provided safe 

and affordable rental housing, family 

support, and financial education to 

thousands of people living in rural 

northern New Hampshire. Under David’s direction, the organization now 

owns and operates 304 units of affordable multifamily rental housing in 

nine communities in our State. Furthermore, AHEAD has assisted more 

than 600 families buying their first 

homes and helped rescue another 250 

households facing foreclosures. 

AHEAD has received numerous 

awards over the last 20 years in recognition of the positive impact that 

David and his staff have brought to our 


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