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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf1         
#bjaf,receiv$  ,,an ,,act  ,to          
r$esignate ! small triangul> prop]ty    
locat$ 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 & designat$ by 
! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice z res]vation   
#cjb z ,rob]t ,emmet ,p>k1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,rob]t ,emmet ,p>k ,act (  
#bjaf4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z     
foll[s3  7#a7 ,rob]t ,emmet 0 "o (      
,irel&'s mo/ prom95t hi/orical figures1 
hav+ l$ an ef=t to secure ,iri%         
indep5d5ce 9 #ahjc4  7#b7 ,al?\gh       
,emmet's ef=ts initially fail$1 !y      
succe$$ 9 inspir+ new g5]ations ( ,iri% 
m5 & wom5 to /ruggle = indep5d5ce4  7#c7
 ,= 8 ef=ts to ga9 ,iri% indep5d5ce1    
,emmet 0 f\nd guilty ( treason & s5t5c$ 
to dea? by hang+4  7#d7 ,rob]t ,emmet's 
,spee* f ! ,dock motivat$ _m ( ! ef=ts t
 l$ to an indep5d5t ,irel& foll[+       
#aiaf's ,ea/] ,ris+2 7,emmet fam\sly    
said t ,to ,irel& ,i sacrific$ e selfi%1

 e la/+ s5tim5t 99 99 99 ,i wi%$ to     
place h] indep5d5ce beyond ! rea* ( any 
p[] ( e>? 99 99 99 to procure = my      
c\ntry ! gu>antee :i* ,wa%+ton procur$ =
 ,am]ica 99 99 99 to exalt h] to t pr\d 
/ation 9 ! _w474 ,emmet 0 /rongly       
influ5c$ by ,am]ican democracy & !      
,am]ican ,revolution4  7#e7 ,emmet _h   
family memb]s simil>ly admir+ ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & d$icat$ to ! cause ( ,iri%    
indep5d5ce1 includ+ 8 bro!r ,?omas      
,addis ,emmet :o w5t on to become a     
prom95t ,attorney ,g5]al ( ,new ,york4  
7#f7 ,emmet has be5 rev]$ by g5]ations (
 ,iri%-,am]icans = 8 lead]%ip1 c\rage1 &
 sacrifice4  7#g7 ,fifty ye>s ago on    
,april #bb1 #aiff1 ! ,rob]t ,emmet      
,/atue 0 d$icat$ on a small p>cel (     
,national ,p>k ,s]vice l& 7res]vation   
#cjb7 at ! corn] ( #bd? ,/reet ,,nw &   
,massa*usetts ,av5ue ,,nw 9 ,wa%+ton1   
,,dc4  7#h7 ,rob]t ,emmet's /atue is !  
c5tral feature ( res]vation #cjb4  7#i7 
,_m lead+ ,memb]s ( ,congress1 includ+  
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ,john ,w4 ,mc,cormack 

& ,s5ators ,ev]ett ,dirks5 & ,mike      
,mansfield s]v$ on ! ,rob]t ,emmet      
,/atue ,d$ication ,committee4  7#aj7    
,o!r memb]s ( t committee & p>ticipants 
9 ! d$ication c]emony includ$ ,secret>y 
( ! ,int]ior ,/ew>t ,udall1             
,repres5tative ,mi*ael ,kirwan1         
,ambassador ( ,irel& ,william ,p4 ,fay1 
& ,rector ( ,/4 ,mat!ws ,ca!dral ,john  
,k4 ,c>twright4  #c4 ,r$esignation (    
,rob]t ,emmet ,p>k  7a7 ,r$esignation ,!
 small triangul> prop]ty designat$ by ! 
,national ,p>k ,s]vice z res]vation     
#cjb1 %all be kn[n z ,rob]t ,emmet ,p>k4
  7b7 ,ref]5ce ,any ref]5ce 9 any law1  
regulation1 docum5t1 record1 map1 pap]1 
or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !    
prop]ty ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 is   
deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ,rob]t ,emmet  
,p>k4  7c7 ,signage ,! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior may po/ signs on or ne> ,rob]t 
,emmet ,p>k t include "o or m ( !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,in=mation on ,rob]t      
,emmet1 8 contribution to ,iri%         
,indep5d5ce1 & 8 respect = ! ,unit$     

,/ates & ! ,am]ican ,revolution4  7#b7  
,in=mation on ! hi/ory ( ! /atue (      
,rob]t ,emmet locat$ 9 ,rob]t ,emmet    
,p>k4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
,septemb] #bb1 #bjaf4,k>5 ,l4           
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