Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mahan Hall
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
1. Mahan Hall Marker
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Named in honor of
Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN
1840-1914
U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1859
President U.S. Naval War College
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Military • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.
Location. 38° 59.028′ N, 76° 29.195′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It is on Maryland Avenue. The Marker is on south front of Mahan Hall at the United States Naval Academy. Photo ID is required to enter the Academy grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Annapolis MD 21401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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, 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: Naval School (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Mahan Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of Albert Abraham Michelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Carter Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Sampson Hall (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
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Maury Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
2. Mahan Hall Marker on the front of Ernest Flagg's Beaux Arts Building
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
3. Mahan Hall
Photographed by Kevin W., January 21, 2024
4. Mahan Hall Marker
This information sign inside Mahan Hall provides additional detail about the building.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
5. Mahan Hall Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
6. 17-inch Mortar
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
7. 17-inch Mortar
Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 714 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 3. submitted on February 28, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 4. submitted on July 29, 2024, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 5, 6, 7. submitted on February 27, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
