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Founded as the Naval School Lyceum in 1845, this is among the nation's oldest museums. It contains two full floors of exhibitions. There is extensive coverage on the War of 1812 on the first floor to the left. Inside, too, is the original signal f…
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Naval SchoolFounded October 10th 1845.James K. Polk.President of the United States.Geo. BancroftSecretary of the Navy.
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Mahan Hall———Named in honor ofRear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN1840-1914U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1859President U.S. Naval War College
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U.S. Navy Trophy Flag CollectionCongress in 1814 legislated that all flags captured from an enemy in war by the U.S. Navy would be preserved and sent to Washington. By order of the President this collection was relocated to the Naval Academy in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1758_maryland-state-house_Annapolis-MD.html
The seat of Maryland government, the State House was at the center of the state's planning for the War of 1812, both locally and in coordination with President Madison's administration in Washington, D.C. Near constant fear of invasion by the Brit…
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Patriot politician and future Declaration of Independence signer Samuel Chase began building this Georgian mansion in 1769, but he couldn't afford to finish the house and sold it two years later to Edward Lloyd IV. The wealthy Eastern Shore plante…
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The Government HouseState of MarylandGovernor's Residence
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM173L_hms-macedonian-monument_Annapolis-MD.html
Figurehead of HMS Macedonian. The classical head represents Alexander, the Macedonian who ruled Greece and much of the known world in the 4th century BC. It was carved in wood in 1810 to decorate the bow of the British warship named Macedonian.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM173F_dedicated-to-you-a-free-citizen-in-a-free-land_Annapolis-MD.html
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to Marylandby direction of The Honorable John SnyderSecretary of the Treasuryas the inspirational symbol of the United States savings bonds independence drive from May 15 to July 4 1950. It was d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1737_st-johns-college_Annapolis-MD.html
St. John's College has a long, rich history dating back to the founding of our nation. Its earliest incarnation, a grammar or preparatory school named after King William III, was founded in Annapolis in 1696, one year after Maryland's capital was …
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