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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8121 
To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christiansted National His-
toric Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as the ‘‘Peter G. Thurland, Sr., 
Bandstand’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2026 
Ms. PLASKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Christiansted Bandstand at the Christian-
sted National Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 
as the ‘‘Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
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Congress finds that— 
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(1) Peter Gregory Thurland, Sr.— 
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(A) was born on February 19, 1892, in the 
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town of Christiansted on the island of St. Croix 
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in the Virgin Islands; 
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(B) excelled in playing the trombone and 
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baritone horn and dedicated his life to attaining 
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excellence in music; 
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(C) shortly after the transfer of the Virgin 
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Islands from Denmark to the United States, 
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joined the United States Navy on June 12, 
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1917, and served as a member of the Navy 
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Band; 
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(D) worked on the construction and design 
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of the Christiansted Bandstand, where he 
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played with the Christiansted Naval Band at 
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their monthly concerts until he was honorably 
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discharged in September 1921; 
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(E) is renowned in his native Virgin Is-
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lands as a master craftsman and a skillful cabi-
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netmaker; 
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(F) founded the St. Croix Community 
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Band in 1938 and trained many young musi-
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cians who performed free at monthly concerts 
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at the Christiansted Bandstand; and 
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(G) conducted the St. Croix Community 
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Band until his retirement for health reasons in 
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1968, at which time he turned over the leader-
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ship position of the band to his son; and 
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(2) it is a fitting tribute to his leadership, cour-
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age, and contributions to the community of St. Croix 
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to designate the Christiansted Bandstand in honor 
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and memory of Peter G. Thurland, Sr. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. 
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The bandstand commonly referred to as the ‘‘Chris-
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tiansted Bandstand’’, located at the Christiansted Na-
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tional Historic Site, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is des-
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ignated as the ‘‘Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand’’. 
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SEC. 3. LEGAL REFERENCES. 
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Any reference in any law, regulation, document, 
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record, map, or other paper of the United States to the 
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bandstand referred to in section 2 is deemed to be a ref-
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erence to the ‘‘Peter G. Thurland, Sr., Bandstand’’. 
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