Annapolis in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Naval School
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
1. Naval School Marker
Naval School
Founded October 10th 1845.
James K. Polk.
President of the United States.
Geo. Bancroft
Secretary of the Navy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1886.
Location. 38° 59.028′ N, 76° 29.195′ W. Marker is in Annapolis, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. It can be reached from Maryland Avenue. The Marker is a marble tablet on south front of the Beaux Arts 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: Mahan Hall (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 (within shouting distance of this marker); Macedonian Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Annapolis.
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 8, 2013
2. Naval School Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne
3. Naval School Marker
An image of this marker appeared in Charles Taylor's 1920 biography "Life of Admiral Mahan, Naval Philosopher"
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 28, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
