Tripoli 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Naval Academy and United States Naval Academy Museum.
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 in 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 890 feet southeast of Tripoli Monument.
United States Naval Academy Museum
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.
Herndon Monument
Obelisk
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The Herndon Monument on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy is a 21-foot-tall grey granite obelisk. It was erected in memory of Captain William Lewis Herndon, who died during the sinking of his ship, SS Central America, on September 12, 1857 while helping to evacuate passengers and crew. Herndon Monument is situated 580 feet southeast of Tripoli Monument.
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.
Winchester-on-the-Severn
Hamlet
Winchester-on-the-Severn is a populated place located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. Winchester-on-the-Severn is tied with Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, at 21 letters for the title of longest hyphenated placename in the United States appearing in the US Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System. Winchester-on-the-Severn is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tripoli Monument.
Tripoli Monument
- Type: Monument
- Description: monument in Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Categories: sculpture and historic site
- Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.98311° or 38° 58′ 59″ northLongitude
-76.4876° or 76° 29′ 15″ westOpen location code
87C5XGM6+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2098730863OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17036187
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