IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 62 
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dedication of Shenandoah 
National Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 23, 2011 
Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. WOLF, Mr. MORAN, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, and Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the dedication of 
Shenandoah National Park. 
Whereas this historical milestone for Shenandoah National 
Park corresponds with the Civil War sesquicentennial, 
enriching the heritage of both the Commonwealth of Vir-
ginia and our Nation; 
Whereas, in the early to mid-1920s, with the efforts of the 
citizen-driven Shenandoah Valley, Inc., and the Shen-
andoah National Park Association, the congressionally 
appointed Southern Appalachian National Park Com-
mittee recommended that Congress authorize the estab-
lishment of a national park in the Blue Ridge Mountains 
of Virginia for the purposes of uniting the western na-
tional park experience to the populated eastern seaboard; 
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Whereas, in 1935, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Harold 
Ickes accepted the land deeds from the Commonwealth of 
Virginia and, on July 3, 1936, President Franklin D. 
Roosevelt dedicated Shenandoah National Park ‘‘to this 
and to succeeding generations for the recreation and re- 
creation they would find’’; 
Whereas the Appalachian Mountains extend through 200,000 
acres of the Shenandoah National Park and borders eight 
Virginia counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Greene, Madi-
son, Page, Rappahannock, Rockingham, and Warren; 
Whereas the Shenandoah National Park is home to a diverse 
ecosystem of 103 rare and endangered species, 1,405 
plant species, 51 mammal species, 36 fish species, 26 
reptile species, 23 amphibian species, and more than 200 
bird species; 
Whereas the proximity of the Shenandoah National Park to 
heavily populated areas, including the Nation’s capital, 
promotes regional travel and tourism in partnership with 
its gateway communities, providing thousands of jobs and 
contributing millions of dollars to the economic vitality of 
the region; 
Whereas the Shenandoah National Park, rich with rec-
reational opportunities, offers 520 miles of hiking trails, 
200 miles of which are designated horse trails and 101 
miles of which are part of the 2,175-mile Appalachian 
National Historic Trail; over 90 fishable streams; four 
campgrounds; seven picnic areas; three lodges; six 
backcountry 
cabins; 
and 
an 
extensive, 
rugged 
backcountry open to wilderness camping to the millions 
of people who annually visit the park; 
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Whereas the park protects significant cultural resources in-
cluding a National Historic Landmark (Rapidan Camp, 
once a summer retreat for President Herbert Hoover); a 
Historic District (all of Skyline Drive) listed on the Na-
tional 
Register 
of 
Historic 
Places; 
a 
structure 
(Massanutten Lodge) individually listed on the National 
Register of Historic Places; 360 buildings and structures 
included on the List of Classified Structures; 577 signifi-
cant, recorded archaeological sites, 11 of which are listed 
on the National Register of Historic Places, and more 
than 100 historic cemeteries; 
Whereas Congress named ten battlefields in the Shenandoah 
Valley for preservation in the Shenandoah Valley Battle-
fields National Historic District and Commission Act of 
1996 and the Shenandoah National Park, an integral 
partner in this endeavor, provides visitors with out-
standing views of strategic locations vital to the Civil 
War legacy in their pristine, natural landscapes; 
Whereas the Shenandoah National Park protects both tan-
gible and intangible resources, including the heritage of 
the American people through the rigorous commitments 
of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the advancement 
of Civil Rights as Shenandoah’s ‘‘separate but equal’’ fa-
cilities became the first to desegregate in Virginia; 
Whereas, on October 20, 1975, Congress passed legislation 
designating 79,579 acres within the Shenandoah Na-
tional Park’s boundaries as wilderness under the 1964 
Wilderness Act and the 1975 Eastern Wilderness Act 
which protects the wilderness character of the lands ‘‘for 
the permanent good of the whole people;’’; and 
Whereas this exemplary National Park unit deserves the sup-
port of Congress to preserve the ecological and cultural 
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integrity, maintain the infrastructure, and protect the fa-
mously scenic views of the Shenandoah Valley: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 
dedication of Shenandoah National Park; and 
(2) acknowledges the historic and enduring sce-
nic, recreational, and economic value of this unique 
national treasure. 
Æ 
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