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IN HR0020
Resolution
Status
N/A
Primary Sponsor
Scott Pelath
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AI Summary
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Urges the National Park Service to return farm animals to Chellberg Farm and maintain it as a Living History Farm at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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Chellberg Farm was established in 1863 and became part of the National Lakeshore in 1981, serving as one of only two Living History Farms in Indiana within the National Park Service system
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The farm has served as an educational resource for schools in Indiana and the Chicago area, demonstrating how one in four Americans lived on farms during 1890-1910
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All animals have been removed from the farm, no crops were planted, and plans have been written to close the facility
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Directs the Principal Clerk of the Indiana General Assembly to transmit a copy of the resolution to the National Park Service
Legislative Description
Requesting the National Park Service to preserve Chellberg Farm.
Last Action
Referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
2/1/2010