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Historical Sites related to the Life and Career of Benedict Arnold


  1. Artifacts of the Valcour Fleet

Philadelphia II

built and operated by Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor Rd, Vergennes, VT. See their website at: http://www.lcmm.org/

This reproduction gunboat is a copy of one from Arnold's Valcour fleet. The original, raised from the lake bottom in 1935, is on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, DC.

Each summer the Museum tours with the boat around Lake Champlain and adjoining waterways.
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Detail of Philadelphia II
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Detail of Philadelphia II

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  • Philadelphia II at the dock at LCMM
  • LCMM built this reproduction of the gundalow Philadelphia, and sails it to ports around Lake Champlain and along the Hudson River and Erie Canal to bring the story of the Battle of Valcour Island to life.
  • Detail of Philadelphia II
  • Stern and rudder of Philadelphia II
  • Bow gun of Philadelphia II
  • Waist gun of Philadelphia II
  • Various shot displayed on Philadelphia II
  • Galley of Philadelphia II
  • Ernest Haas' painting of Philadelphia Sinking is on display at the museum.
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