September 26, 2026

Which 19th century American poet, who spent his last years in Camden, is honoured by a famous long-span bridge across the Delaware River near Camden, New Jersey that opened in 1957, with the University of Pennsylvania library holding a large collection of letters about the controversial naming?

A Walt Whitman
B Gwendolyn Brooks
C Langston Hughes
D William Carlos Williams

The Walt Whitman Bridge, opened in 1957, crosses the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Gloucester City, New Jersey, near the poet's home in Camden. Letters about the controversial naming are held in the University of Pennsylvania library.

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