Illinois SR 68: SUPPORTS-NEW SALEM COMMISSION

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SR0068LRB104 03332 LAW 13354 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site provides 

3a historic, interactive interpretation of the reconstructed 

41830s village where Abraham Lincoln once lived, which at one 

5time, when it was a premier site, hosted more than 400,000 

6visitors from around the world per year; and

7 WHEREAS, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site has 

8experienced extensive deterioration of the reconstructed log 

9homes, roofs, buildings, foundations, chimneys, fences, steps, 

10footbridge, flatboat, cemetery, and iconic Grist Mill; and

11 WHEREAS, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site attracts 

12students on field trips, volunteers, campers, hikers, canoeing 

13and kayaking enthusiasts, college interns, cyclists, children 

14partaking in Pioneer Life Summer Day Camps, historians, 

15visitors from around the world, and descendants of those who 

16lived, worked, and are buried there; and

17 WHEREAS, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site serves as 

18a living history museum, with volunteer interpreters in the 

19homes, and features concessions, a gift shop, campgrounds, 

20exercise areas, and trails; the site also hosts a number of 

21events, including the Traditional Music Festival, Theatre in 

22the Park, Summer Frolic, the Independence Day Celebration, 

SR0068- 2 -LRB104 03332 LAW 13354 r

1which features a reading of the Declaration of Independence, 

2the Fall Festival, the popular annual Fall Candlelight Walk, 

3Boy Scouts of America (BSA) jamborees, and the BSA Abraham 

4Lincoln Pilgrimage, where scouts hike while retracing 

5Lincoln's footsteps to Springfield; and

6 WHEREAS, Over the past 40 years, the New Salem Lincoln 

7League has invested more than