Penn's Landing in Pennsylvania

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Penn's Landing is a waterfront revitalization area named

because this is one of the locations William Penn first landed

in 1682. From the 1700s to the s late as the 1800s, this was

the city's primary port area, and it was filled with docks and

wharves. By the 1960s the riverfront port area was an eyesore,

and the area was extensively redeveloped in the 1970s. Ships

at Penn's Landing include barque Moshulu, the World War II

submarine USS Becuna, the Spanish-American War cruiser USS

Olympia, the barquentine Gazela, and tugboat Jupiter. The

Independence Seaport Museum is also located here. The northern

edge of Penn's Landing is flanked by the Benjamin Franklin

Bridge, which was the world's longest suspension bridge when

completed in 1926. Plans are underway for two slots-only

casinos to be constructed here along the river.

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This is a must for any military history buff. A rare look and navel know-how of the time between sail and modern fleets. Well maintained and not altered to suit tourist, as it ought to be.