Tripoli Monument Sculpture, Annapolis

Name: Tripoli Monument Sculpture
Address: Annapolis, United States

#31 among attractions in Annapolis

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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. It was carved in Livorno, Italy in 1806 and brought to the United States on board the famous 1797 frigate USS Constitution. From its original installation in the Washington Navy Yard at the new national capital of Washington, D.C. in 1808, it was later moved to the west front terrace of the United States Capitol facing the National Mall in 1831, and finally to the United States Naval Academy campus in Annapolis, Maryland in 1860. ()

Unveiled: 1808Coordinates: 38°58'59"N, 76°29'15"W

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Tripoli Monument Sculpture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maryland State House, Government House, Naval Academy Chapel, Herndon Monument.

~1810 ftSW
Historic landmark with exhibits
Maryland State House, Annapolis
9 min walk • The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland. It is the oldest U.S. state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating to 1772 and houses the Maryland General Assembly, plus the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
~1970 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Government House, Annapolis
10 min walk • Government House, also known as the Governor's Mansion, is the official residence of the governor of Maryland. It is located on State Circle in Annapolis, Maryland, adjacent to the Maryland State House complex.
~630 ftSE
Church
Naval Academy Chapel, Annapolis
4 min walk • The United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland, is one of two houses of worship on the grounds of the Navy's service academy. Protestant and Catholic services are held there. The Naval Academy Chapel is a focal point of the Academy and the city of Annapolis.
~560 ftSE
Memorial
Herndon Monument, Annapolis
3 min walk • 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 courageously decided to go down with his ship, SS Central America, and the men left aboard rather than save himself on September 12, 1857.
~520 ftN
Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums, Sport
Alumni Hall, Annapolis
3 min walk • Alumni Hall is an indoor stadium at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis in the U.S. state of Maryland. Completed in 1991, it seats 5,710 and serves as the primary assembly hall for the Brigade of Midshipmen.
~1790 ftNW
Cemetery
United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis
9 min walk • The United States Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium is a cemetery at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
~1350 ftS
Museum, History museum, Garden
William Paca House, Annapolis
7 min walk • The William Paca House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. William Paca was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and a three-term Governor of Maryland.
~830 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Hammond-Harwood House, Annapolis
5 min walk • The Hammond–Harwood House is a historic house museum at 19 Maryland Avenue in Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Built in 1774, is one of the premier colonial houses remaining in America from the British colonial period.
~140 ftSE
Museum, Military base, History museum
U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis
1 min walk • 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 within the Academy premises.
0.4 miSW
Neighbourhood
Colonial Annapolis Historic District, Annapolis
11 min walk • The Colonial Annapolis Historic District is a historic district in the City of Annapolis, the state capital of Maryland, that was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1965 and was geographically further expanded in 1984.
0.4 miS
Ship
Stanley Norman, Annapolis
10 min walk • The Stanley Norman is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1902 by Otis Lloyd, Salisbury, Maryland. She is a 48-foot-3-inch-long in Length overall with length on deck OF 47.5-foot-long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop.

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Nearby attractions include U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis (1 min walk), Macedonian Monument, Annapolis (3 min walk), Alumni Hall, Annapolis (3 min walk), Herndon Monument, Annapolis (3 min walk).

Tripoli Monument Sculpture, Annapolis

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Tripoli Monument Sculpture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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