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

Sampson Hall

 
 
Sampson Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
1. Sampson Hall Marker
Inscription.
Sampson Hall
Named In Honor Of
Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, U.S.N.
1840-1902

Head of Department of Physics and Chemistry
Chief of Bureau of Ordnance
Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy
Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Force North Atlantic Station
During War with Spain - 1899

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: EducationWar, Spanish-AmericanWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.
 
Location. 38° 59.019′ N, 76° 29.224′ W. Memorial is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is in Naval Academy. It is on Decatur Road west of Maryland Avenue, on the left when traveling east. On the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 675 Decatur Road, Annapolis MD 21402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically,
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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: In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Mahan Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval School (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Sampson Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Classes of 1958 and 1959 Memorial Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Mahan Hall (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
 
Sampson Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
2. Sampson Hall Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,483 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 7, 2026