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A view of the mighty warship Constitution, the world's oldest commisioned naval vessel afloat, moored ashore in Boston, MA.
Constitution Day is a national day of educational programming enacted by Congress. Students engaged in activities that promote thoughtful commemoration of the creation and signing of the United States Constitution.
A small boat would ordinarily have hung from the davits. During an engagement it would have been towed behind to get it out of the way and to serve as a lifeboat if necessary.
Constitution Day is a national day of educational programming enacted by Congress. Students engaged in activities that promote thoughtful commemoration of the creation and signing of the United States Constitution.
Like the country bumpkin staring up at New York skyscrapers, I had to take a couple of shots of the mighty masts above my head.
The marker at the site says: "On this spot, beneath the shade of the elm, the Constitution of Indiana was framed in June 1816. This tree lived until 1925, attaining a height of fifty feet, a trunk diameter of five feet and a spread of one hundred and thirty-two feet. This monument was erected in 1936."
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Constitution Day is a national day of educational programming enacted by Congress. Students engaged in activities that promote thoughtful commemoration of the creation and signing of the United States Constitution.