United States Naval Academy Museum

The United States Naval Academy Museum is a public maritime museum in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. A part of the United States Naval Academy, it is located at Preble Hall on the academy premises.

Type: Museum
Description: American museum
Also known as: “Naval Academy Museum”, “U.S. Naval Academy Museum”, and “usna.edu/museum”
Address: Annapolis, MD

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include United States Naval Academy and Herndon Monument.

United States Naval Academy

University

Photo: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain.

The United States Naval Academy is a federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis, Maryland. It was established on 10 October 1845 during the tenure of George Bancroft as Secretary of the Navy. United States Naval Academy is situated 1,200 feet east of United States Naval Academy Museum.

Herndon Monument

Obelisk

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The Herndon Monument is a 21-foot-tall grey granite obelisk on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy. It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon, who died while helping to evacuate passengers and crew from his ship, the SS Central America, as she foundered in a storm on September 12, 1857. Herndon Monument is situated 450 feet southeast of United States Naval Academy Museum.

Tripoli Monument

Monument

The Tripoli Monument is the oldest military monument in the United States. It honors heroes of the United States Navy from the First Barbary War : Master Commandant Richard Somers, Lieutenant James Caldwell, James Decatur, Henry Wadsworth, Joseph Israel, and John Sword Dorsey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naval Academy and Annapolis.

Naval Academy

Village

Naval Academy is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, which covers the campus of the United States Naval Academy. The population was 4,802 at the 2010 census.

Annapolis

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Annapolis is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland. Annapolis was a thriving, wealthy town in the 1600s and 1700s. Many of the houses and other buildings from the 1800s remain, leaving a thriving, vibrant historic district with shops and restaurants along the waterfront.

Annapolis Neck

Village

Annapolis Neck, a suburb of Annapolis, is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,950. Annapolis Neck is situated 2½ miles south of United States Naval Academy Museum.

United States Naval Academy Museum

Categories: maritime museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.98284° or 38° 58′ 58″ north

Longitude

-76.4873° or 76° 29′ 14″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87C5XGM7+43

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367799317

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

4363530

Wikidata ID

Q7863253

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to French—“United States Naval Academy Museum” goes by many names.

Chinese: “美国海军学院博物馆”
Chinese: “美國海軍學院博物館”
French: “United States Naval Academy Museum”

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