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The gunboat ‘Philadelphia’ lasted one day in battle. It’s still telling us about the Revolution 250 years later
In the summer of 1776, when the 56 delegates of the Thirteen Colonies signed the United States’ Declaration of Independence, ...
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. In 1776, during the Revolutionary War, the gunboat USS Philadelphia sank in the ...
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Follow the multiyear project to preserve the gunboat USS Philadelphia, an iconic reminder of the spirit of the American Revolution. The Philadelphia was part of a small American fleet, hastily built ...
At the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in the Revolutionary War, a gunboat called the Philadelphia for the colonies was sunk in battle. The restoration of a Revolutionary War gunboat ...
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