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flag The Smithsonian is restoring the 1776 USS Philadelphia, a Revolutionary War gunboat, ahead of the U.S. 250th anniversary.

flag The Smithsonian is restoring the USS Philadelphia, a Revolutionary War gunboat that sank in 1776 during the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain. flag Found in 1935 and raised intact, the vessel was built in three weeks under Benedict Arnold to delay British forces. flag Now, ahead of the U.S. 250th anniversary, a Texas A&M team is restoring it at the National Museum of American History, with public viewing through a 30-foot window. flag The effort highlights the fragility and resilience of early American democracy.

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