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

Preble Hall

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018

1. Preble Hall Marker

Inscription. Preble Hall
dedicated to

Commodore Edward Preble, USN
1761-1807

Educator of Naval leaders and Commander of our squadron before Tripoli, 1803-04.

Erected by United States Naval Academy.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 38° 58.961′ N, 76° 29.217′ W. Memorial is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Maryland Avenue. On the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 118 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 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:

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The English Frigate “Augusta” (a few steps from this marker); 14cm 3.5 inch Gun (a few steps from this marker); Made from USS Lexington Recycled Plastic Waste (within shouting distance of this marker); San Cayetano (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tripoli Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Tripoli Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish 18-Pounder (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Another marker is no longer nearby. U.S. Naval Academy Museum (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).

Additional keywords. First Barbary War

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018

2. Preble Hall Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018

3. Preble Hall

Commodore Edward Preble image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 10, 2018

4. Commodore Edward Preble

This c. 1805 portrait by Rembrandt Peale hangs in the USNA Museum in Preble Hall.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 564 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 10, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on November 16, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.