Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument

Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument is a monument in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument is situated nearby to the obelisk Herndon Monument, as well as near the park Radford Terrace.

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 460 feet east of Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument.

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 390 feet northwest of Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument.

Naval Academy Chapel

Church

Photo: Rdsmith4, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, is one of nine designated chapel spaces on the grounds of the United States Navy's service academy. Naval Academy Chapel is situated 410 feet west of Mexican War Midshipmen’s 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.

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 Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument.

Mexican War Midshipmen’s Monument

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.98157° or 38° 58′ 54″ north

Longitude

-76.48485° or 76° 29′ 6″ west

Open location code

87C5XGJ8+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2098730864

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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