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OCR Page 1 of 189APPROVED
GREAT NARA TRUNARD
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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bureau OF THE budget
WASHINGTON, 25, D.C.
JUL ? 4 1946
JUL 24 1946
My dear Mr. Latta:
The Congress has enacted H.R. 3533, "To authorize revisions in the
boundary of the Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Pennsylvania, and
for other purposes."
Hopewell furnace, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, was one of the
earliest charcoal furnaces and, like other furnaces of its kind, went out
of business when its method of making iron became obsolete. In 1942
the Federal Government acquired this property consisting of 6,200 acres
of woodland, in the center of which are the remains of the Hopewell
furnace, the charcoal shed, the barn, the mansion, tenant houses, and
other buildings. The present plan is to restore the furnace and its
surroundings as nearly as possible to what they were when the plant
was in full operation. The tract of land, however, is under the juris-
diction of the Interior Department and since hunting thereon is not
permitted, wild game has increased to the point where it is becoming
a nuisance to the farmers of the community. The bill under consideration
contemplates that there would be retained as the Hopewell Village a tract
of land composed of some 800 to 1,000 acres for the purpose of recreation
and of perpetuating history, and the remainder of the tract would be
turned over to the Department of Forests and Waters of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania as a recreational demonstration area.
A facsimile of the enrolled enactment has been referred to the
Department of the Interior, and its reply, interposing no objection to
the approval of the bill, is attached.
I am authorized by the Acting Director of the Bureau of the Budget
to recommend that the bill be approved.
Very truly yours,
Mr. M. C. Latta,
Assistant F.Barley Director,
The White House.
Legislative Reference.
Enclosure:
Letter from Interior Department.
Copy each of House and Senate reports.
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