Independent Philly: Today marks the 25th anniversary of the docking of SS United States at Penn’s Landing. What does the future hold?

Philadelphia is the most historic city in all of America. American democracy was founded here, it was our Nation’s first capitol, and there has been no shortage of great American citizens or their innovations for hundreds of years.

But not all of our city’s legacy was born here. Some moved here at a young age, others relocated here at the end of their lives, and some, even after a quarter-century, still have their stories being told.

The latter is the current fate of the SS United States, which has been docked in Philadelphia for the last 25 years. The ship, which currently sits docked on Penn’s Landing by the Ikea on Delaware Avenue, was the brainchild of William Francis Gibbs, a Philly native.

Read the full story and see the photo gallery here: https://www.independentphilly.com/25th-anniversary-of-the-docking-of-ss-united-states-at-penns-landing/.