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The chamber in which some of America's most revered figures met, debated, and argued while creating the two most important documents in America's history. The chair at the front is the original chair where George Washington sat. It is the half-sun carved into head of the chair which prompted the famous quote by then 81 year old Benjamin Franklin:
I have often looked at that behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now I... know that it is a rising...sun.
One of the most, if not the most historically significant structure in the United States, the old Pennsylvania State House became the birthplace of American independence in 1776. The main complex, built in 1753, became the meeting place for the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention--the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution were both drafted and signed here. The building is now part of the National Park Service and has been an UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979.
Independence Hall. Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Assemblance Before 10th NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Street, NW, Washington DC on Monday afternoon, 26 May 2014 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Refuse Fascism NO FASCIST TAKEOVER OF DC! March along Constitution Avenue between 15th and 17th Street, NW, Washington DC on Saturday afternoon, 16 August 2025 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Photo of the Constitution of the United States of America. A feather quill is included in the photo.The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is the oldest codified written national constitution still in force. It was completed on September 17, 1787.
The Constitution Garden in Kuwait City is a world-class public park designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kuwait's constitution. The Park consists of two golden monuments surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens and several dramatic interactive water features that incorporate sequencing nozzles, foam jets, reflecting pools, fog effects and water walls. In the evening, a breathtaking laser, light and water show takes center stage.
Capitol Stage at the 38th Capital Pride Street Festival between Pennsylvania Avenue and Constitution Avenue near 3rd Street, NW, Washington DC on Sunday afternoon, 9 June 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
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Deinstalling Albert Herter’s mural, Founders of the Academy, from the Lincoln Board Room at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Tamara Luzeckyj – Senior Conservator, Olin Conservation, Inc.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Today might be a good day to find a copy of the Constitution and read it. It takes far less than an hour and it is good reading.
Low intrusion by government, self determination, low taxes, no kings or princes - what is not to like?
and
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
One of the last 5 or 6 shrimp boats on Amelia - there are plenty of shrimp, but they cannot make a living any more competing with low cost farm shrimp that have no taste and are grown living in there own poo.
That is the free enterprise system - so it goes.
Me? I only eat wild shrimp no matter what they cost. They taste better and they are not fed antibiotics to protect them from the pestilence that might occur from eating their own poo. Mayhap I am a moron? But I don't blame the shrimp farmers who have built a better mouse trap or the folks who choose to eat shrimp that live in and eat their own poo.
USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy. Named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America, she is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat.
Screenshot from my time in the MMORPG Star Trek Online.
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The view from my hotel balcony was pretty nice....that is the Monument of Rememberance in Constitution square - it honours the Luxembourgers that volunteered to fight for the allies in World War 1 - I took some more shots of it later
USS Constitution is famous for having won a few battles against Britain in the War of 1812. Everyone has to go through full metal detector and security to get into this special area of the Charlestown Navy Yard.
President Jacob Zuma delivers a keynote address during the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa at George Thabe Sports Ground in Sharpeville, Gauteng. Today marks 20 years since the signing into law of the constitution by the late former President Nelson Mandela. (Photo: GCIS)
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Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to 4,941,632 people as of 2020, ranking as the eleventh-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the seventh-most populous in the United States.
Boston is one of the nation's oldest municipalities, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. During the American Revolution and the nation's founding, Boston was the location of several key events, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the hanging of Paul Revere's lantern signal in Old North Church, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Following American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to play an important role as a port, manufacturing hub, and center for American education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and the first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).
In the 21st century, Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and academic research. Greater Boston's many colleges and universities include Harvard University and MIT, both located in suburban Cambridge and both routinely included among the world's most highly ranked universities. The city is also a national leader in scientific research, law, medicine, engineering, and business. With nearly 5,000 startup companies, the city is considered a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. The ship is the world's oldest commissioned naval warship still afloat. The ship was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed. The name "Constitution" was among ten names submitted to President George Washington by Secretary of War Timothy Pickering in March or May the frigates that were to be constructed. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so Constitution and its sister ships were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. The ship was built at Edmund Hartt's shipyard in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. Its first duties were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War.
Constitution is most noted for its actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom, when the ship captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned itself the nickname "Old Ironsides", adding on the public adoration that had repeatedly saved it from scrapping. The ship continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons, and the ship circled the world in the 1840s. During the American Civil War, the ship served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy. The ship carried American artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878.
Constitution was retired from active service in 1881 and served as a receiving ship until being designated a museum ship in 1907. In 1934, it completed a three-year, 90-port tour of the nation. It sailed under its own power for its 200th birthday in 1997, and again in August 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of its victory over Guerriere.
Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historical demonstration, and active participation in public events as part of the Naval History and Heritage Command. As it is a fully commissioned Navy ship, its crew of 75 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping its open to visitors year round and providing free tours. The officers and crew are all active-duty Navy personnel, and the assignment is considered to be special duty. It is usually berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard at one end of Boston's Freedom Trail.
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The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy. It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798. After 175 years of military service, it was decommissioned as a naval installation on 1 July 1974.
The 30-acre (12 ha) property is administered by the National Park Service, becoming part of Boston National Historical Park. Enough of the yard remains in operation to support the moored USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") of 1797, built as one of the original six heavy frigates for the revived American navy, and the oldest warship still commissioned in the United States Navy and afloat in the world. USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a 1943 World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer serving as a museum ship, is also berthed here. The museum area includes a dock which is a stop on the MBTA Boat water transport system. Among local people in the area and the National Park Service, it is still known as the Charlestown Navy Yard.
The South Boston Naval Annex was located along the waterfront in South Boston, an annex of the Navy Yard from 1920 to 1974. Other annexes of the Navy Yard during World War II were the Chelsea Naval Annex (formerly the Green Shipyard, now the Fitzgerald Shipyard), East Boston Naval Annex, and Boston Naval Yard Fuel Depot Annex.
Source: www.nps.gov/bost/learn/historyculture/cny.htm
About the Charlestown Navy Yard
The Charlestown Navy Yard built, repaired, modernized, and resupplied ships for 174 years. From here, ships and their sailors set off to places around the globe. Operationally and technologically, the Yard saw constant transformation and acted as a hub of innovation. When the Charlestown Navy Yard opened in 1800, it serviced wooden sailing ships and employed tradesmen such as carpenters, ropemakers, and ship riggers. When it closed in 1974, the Yard had welders, electricians, machinists, ironworkers, pipefitters, and engineers. Throughout the operation of the Navy Yard, generations of civilian workers took pride in their work and service to the country.
Today, explore the heart of the original Navy Yard. Visit the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center where there are park staff available to answer questions, interactive exhibits, and public restrooms. Walk the decks of two historic warships that call the Navy Yard home: the undefeated sailing frigate USS Constitution and the 20th century Fletcher class destroyer USS Cassin Young. Further engage with this naval history at the USS Constitution Museum.
Additional Foreign Language Tags:
(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Massachusetts) "ماساتشوستس" "麻萨诸塞州" "मैसाचुसेट्स" "マサチューセッツ" "매사추세츠 주" "Массачусетс"
(Boston) "بوسطن" "波士顿" "बोस्टन" "ボストン" "보스턴" "Бостон"
Constitution Hall in Lecompton Kansas. It was home to a land office on the first floor, a district courthouse, and from 1857-1858 was home to the territorial legislature. It was here that a second attempt was made at creating a constitution for Kansas. The Lecompton Constitution in 1857 was pro-slavery and was never ratified. Kansas tried 3 more times to create a constitution but it was not until 1859 that the Wyandotte Constitution, a free-state constitution was ratified.
NRIS #71000312. Added in 1971.
NHLS #71000312. Added in 1971.
For more information:
www.kshs.org/places/constitution/
www.kshs.org/exhibits/territorial/constitutions.htm
Actual Lecompton Constitution:
www.kansasmemory.org/item/207409
Actual Wyandotte Constitution and Kansas' Constitution:
located on the both the Piscataqua river and the Atlantic Ocean. Here's the history lesson, formerly known as Fort William and Mary was a British held munitions depot. In 1774 the New Hampshire Friends of Liberty stormed the fort and raided the munitions. The fort was renamed "Fort Constitution" in 1808. Now it shares space with the Coast Guard and visitors have to follow and stay on this stupid blue line across their parking lot to get to the fort.
Here are the two of them together. I would have prefered red wheels for the red and black engine, but I just did not have the red wheels for the tender and I don't think they make the very small wheels in red for the front truck, at least I have never seen them?
PCC observed Constitution Day in the Goess Student Center Sept. 17 with a program featuring PCC History Instructor Wesley Bishop (not pictured). Organized by the PCC Student Government Association, the event also included red-white-and-blue cupcakes and copies of the U.S. Constitution for attendees. (Rob Goldberg Jr./PCC Media Relations)
File name: 08_06_007879
Title: USS Constitution
Creator/Contributor: Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (photographer)
Date created: 1927
Physical description: 1 negative : glass, black & white ; 4 x 5 in.
Genre: Glass negatives
Subjects: Constitution (Frigate); Sailing ships; Naval yards & naval stations; Hoisting machinery
Notes: Title and date from information provided by Leslie Jones or the Boston Public Library on the negative or negative sleeve.
Collection: Leslie Jones Collection
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Copyright © Leslie Jones.
Preferred citation: Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection.