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Friendly local guides introduce you to over 350 years
of Annapolis's living history, architecture, folklore and trivia.
Peer into colonial gardens. Enjoy water views from three
bridges. See the State House, City Dock, elegant Georgian
mansions, Victorian painted ladies, assorted colonial buildings,
sailboats along the Eastport waterfront - even where George Washington
danced, quit his job, and ran aground! You'll see three homes of
signers of the Declaration of Independence and St. John's College with
its unusual curriculum.
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Cruise of Annapolis Harbor aboard the Harbor Queen |
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United States Naval Academy
Guided Walking Tours of USNA
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
http://www.usna.edu
http://www.navyonline.com
Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft established the
first Naval School at Fort Severn in Annapolis in 1845 and 50
students attended classes taught by four officers and three civilian
professors. In 1850 the Naval School became the United States
Naval Academy, the undergraduate college of the U.S. Navy.
During the Civil War the academy moved to Newport, Rhode Island, and
was re-established at Annapolis in 1865. |
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Ross Perot is the photo bottom
row to the right. |
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Crypt of John Paul Jones, enshrined beneath the Chapel
His remains, brought to America in 1905 after 113 years of
obsecurity in a Parisian cemetery, were found by General Horace
Porter, U.S. Ambassador to France |
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During the plebe recognition
ceremony, plebes become fourth classmen by climbing Herndon Monument
after it is greased with 200 pounds of lard. Boosting
classmate upon classmate, plebes work until one reaches the top of
the monument. They must remove a Dixie cup or plebe cover and
replace it with a combination cover, a symbol of their full
membership in the Brigade, on the pinnacle. Legend has it that
the midshipman who accomplishes this feat will be the first in the
class to make Admiral. |
Indian Warrior Tecumseh in front of Bancroft
Hall. Tecumseh is bedecked in full war paint before the
traditional game against Army. Before exams and football games, pennies and left-handed
salutes are thrown his way for good luck. |
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