While researching the Iowa Class, I came across the first USS Wisconsin battleship that was commissioned in 1901 and sold for scrap in 1922.
It was one of three Illinois Class battleships. The third one was the USS Alabama. These warships mounted four 13-inch guns and had crews of 660. They more closely resembled Spanish-American War battleships than the ones that came after them.
The USS Illinois was commissioned in September, 1901, and scrapped in 1956. It is really too bad the state of Illinois did not purchase this ship and turn it into a museum. The only Spanish-American War-era battleship I know of is the USS Brooklyn, which is tied up opposite the USS New Jersey on the Delaware River. This ship and a submarine were tied up right next to where the dinner ship is docked. I got to see it, but didn't have time to go on it.
Love Dem Big Ol' Ships. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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The archway never got the exit that the governor wanted, making access difficult or at least a lot less convenient than a dedicated exit would.
Westbounders have to proceed to the next exit and backtrack through a number of streets. Eastbound? If you ignore the signs, by time you pass under the arch, it's too late, and I imagine very few backtrack.
Of course, they know that and expect people to stop just to look and snap pictures - so they've posted "no stopping" signs!
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