This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
First U Boat Holland No 9 Saved For Public Exhibit
The Holland No 9, the first submarine bought by a U S government, was moved from its Philadelphia Museum display to a Bronx International Exhibition then to a museum. Built by John P Holland, it logged trials from 1898 to 1900s and helped spark naval innovation before being scrapped and later preserved as a relic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Bronx
William Bourne
England
Bushnell
Connecticut
Robert Fulton
Kiel
Berlin
Museum of Oceanography
New Orleans
Hunley
Dickson
Huntley
Avas
Ita
Unluatener
Mississippi
John P. Holland
Holland
Lisconnor
Ireland
United States
Monitor
Merrimac
United States Navy Department
Naval Engineers
Passiie River
Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Elizabethport
Perth Amboy
Holland No. 9
Tower Bay
Peconic Bay
Long Island
Dolland
Henry A. Hitner’s Sons Company
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Hitner. Company
Tour
Preserva