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New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act
The New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act () is a bill that would instruct the United States Department of the Interior to study the New Philadelphia archaeological site in Illinois to evaluate the national significance of the area and to determine the feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System.〔 The site is famous because it was "the first town planned and founded by an African-American."
The bill passed in the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.〔
==Background==
(詳細はIllinois. It is located near the city of Barry, in Pike County. Founded in 1836, it was the first town in the United States platted and registered by an African American before the American Civil War. The founder Free Frank McWorter was a former slave who was able to save money from work and his own business to purchase the freedom of his wife, himself and 13 members of his family in Kentucky.〔(Christopher Fennell, "Historical Landscapes of New Philadelphia, Illinois" ), University of Illinois〕〔"New Philadelphia: A First," ''The Living Museum'' 71(1 & 2):9.〕 The town site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.
Previously, in June 2010, Rep. Schock had introduced legislation () to direct the Department of Interior to study the New Philadelphia townsite for possible designation as a National Park. If approved, it would be the first such park in Illinois.〔("Schock Wants New Philadelphia Studied for National Park" ), ''The State-Journal Register'', 13 Jun 2010, accessed 4 April 2014〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://beta.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5455 )〕
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