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  1. 03-09-2009 06:06 PM #1
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    Todays History Lesson

    This weekend I took advantage of the nice weather here in the NE and explored Philadelphia a little bit. I have driven thru the city a million times but never took the time to do the tourist stuff. Here is a little tour.

    First stop was Penns Landing

    This the Ben Franklin bridge that connects Philly to beautifull downtown Camden, New Jersey.





    Next is the Battleship New Jersey. It was built at the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard and launched on Dec 7th 1942 and was decommisioned on Feb 8th 1991






    Next we have the USS Olympia and USS Becuna.

    The Cruiser USS Olympia was commissioned on Feb 5th 1895. It was from her deck that Commodore George Dewey spoke the famous words "You may fire when ready, Gridley". In October-November 1921, she brought home the body of the "Great War's" Unknown Soldier

    The Submarine USS Becuna was launched January 30th 1944 and arrived at Pearl Harbor July 29th 1944. Her war operations extended from August 23rd 1944 to July 27th 1945. During this period she completed five war patrols in the Philippines, South China Sea, and Java Sea. Becuna is credited with having sunk two Japanese tankers









    Class please tune in later for part 2 of your history lesson because now I have to go cook dinner.
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  2. 03-09-2009 06:15 PM #2
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    Looking forward to the second part............
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  4. 03-09-2009 07:00 PM #4
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    Why don't you do this in Costa Rica
    Those pics are over in the X rated forum.
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    Next stop was lunch on South Street. I had a nice burger at Jons Bar and Grille which use to be a house that a famous actor of Three Stooges fame was born. Yes, it is the birthplace of Larry Fine.

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  6. 03-09-2009 07:35 PM #6
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    After lunch I moved on to Independence Square and found the Commodore Barry statue.



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  7. 03-09-2009 07:40 PM #7
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    The navel ship is awesome went there a few years ago Its huge. Philly has some nice things to check out for sure.
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    A trip to Philadelphia isn't complete unless you see the Liberty Bell.





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