Save the USS Olympia!
Dear Readers,As you may know, the famous USS Olympia, a protected cruiser in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War, is now a museum ship at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadel... continue reading »
"What are we going to scrap next, the Statue of Liberty? Save this part of our heritage!"
"Write to the media and tell them all about restoring her to the way she was during the Spanish-American War"
"Please save this significant piece of American history."
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"I believe the USS Olympia is every bit as important a part of American history as the USS Constitution."
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"She is the last of her kind."
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"Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it"
"This piece of history must be saved!"
"To lose this historic ship would be a travesty!"
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"Can we not remember the destruction of the US Army Aircorps after the war? So many unique and historic aircraft destroyed! That lesson alone should be enough to make us preserve this ship! History is only lost through negligence or lack of foresight."
"This is too valuable a piece of history to be allowed to be scrapped. If ever there was a good cause to spend infrastructure money on...."
"Olympia is one of the most important ships in our history and should be preserved. Our nation will be diminished by her loss."
"By all means... The fact the Olympia has fallen into such a state is this nation's shame."
"There is NO WAY this ship should be scuttled."
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