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S. Rept. 117-190 1 (2022-10-18)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaevv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION . Calendar No. 541 117TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session SENATE 117-190 JOHN P. PARKER HOUSE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY OCTOBER 18, 2022.-Ordered to be printed Filed, under authority of the order of the Senate on October 14, 2022 Mr. MANCHIN, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, submitted the following R E P O R T [To accompany S. 3685] The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 3685), to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 3685 is to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System. BACKGROUND AND NEED John P. Parker was born into slavery in 1827. Initially living in Norfolk, Virginia, Parker was bought and sold multiple times be- fore securing his freedom in 1845. Following his liberation, Parker moved to Cincinnati and ultimately settled in the Village of Ripley, Ohio, located in Brown County. Parker went on to own and operate a successful metal foundry, becoming one of the first African-Amer- icans to receive patents for his inventions. In addition to his successful business, Parker became an active member of the Underground Railroad. Historical records attribute Parker with helping secure the freedom of hundreds of enslaved Af- rican-Americans through the Underground Railroad. Parker 39-010