[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           PRESERVING THE LINCOLN TRAIN STATION IN GETTYSBURG

  (Mr. PERRY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PERRY. To help commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of 
Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address, I have introduced legislation, 
H.R. 1513, to preserve the historic Lincoln Train Station in 
Gettysburg.
  President Abraham Lincoln arrived at the Lincoln Train Station on 
November 18, 1863, prior to delivering the Gettysburg Address the 
following day. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 
Lincoln Train Station also served as a hospital during the Battle of 
Gettysburg, transporting wounded soldiers after the battle.
  The National Park Service plans to utilize this station as a downtown 
Gettysburg information center. The intent of this legislation is to 
preserve this historic site without using any hard-earned tax dollars. 
The legislation also expands the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
Military Park to include 45 acres of donated land along Plum Run in 
Cumberland Township. This legislation specifically forbids the use of 
eminent domain for the acquisition of either property and will not 
utilize any Federal funds.
  I applaud the efforts of the Gettysburg Foundation and the Gettysburg 
National Military Park to increase public understanding of the heritage 
and lasting significance of Gettysburg and Gettysburg's place within 
the context of the American Civil War.

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