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

Inscription.
Mahan Hall
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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,

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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Naval School (here, next to 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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Macedonian Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The English Frigate “Augusta” (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.

Other markers no longer nearby. Mahan Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Maury Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); HMS Macedonian Monument (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Mahan Hall Marker on the front of Ernest Flagg's Beaux Arts Building image. Click for full size.

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

17-inch Mortar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013

6. 17-inch Mortar

Captured at Manila in the Spanish American War

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 717 times since then and 20 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.