Naval Academy in Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henry Hays Lockwood

1814-1899

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 5, 2000

1. Henry Hays Lockwood Marker

Inscription. Cadet West Point 1832-6; Lieutenant U.S. Army 1836-7; Professor of Mathematics U.S.N. 1841—99. Brigadier General U.S.V. 1861-5; Naval Academy 1845-61 and 1866-71.

One of the founders of the Naval Academy, his life’s best years were devoted to its service, his memory lives in history.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 59.23′ N, 76° 29.398′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is in Naval Academy. It is on Ramsey Road. His grave marker is located in the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery. He is one of the few persons buried there that graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 Ramsey Rd, Annapolis MD 21402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Husband Edward Kimmel (here, next to this marker); Jeannette Arctic Exploring Expedition (within shouting distance of this marker); Evolutions of Strawberry Hill (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Naval Academy Alumni Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Classes of 1958 and 1959 Memorial Plaza (approx. ¼ mile away); Sons of the Revolution (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sampson Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Terwilliger Brothers Field (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 339 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 9, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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