Though there were some political considerations, as well as its proximity to the Washington Navy Yard and Washington, D.C., the primary reason was the usual government reason - re-allocation of resources and existing government property.
The Naval Academy is located on the site of the U.S. Army's old Fort Severn, which was originally built 1808 as tensions mounted between the U.S. and Britain prior to the War of 1812 to guard Annapolis Harbor, which would have been a key target for British. Fort Severn itself was actually built near the site of an old Revolutionary War fort.
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
The address of the United States Naval Academy Museum is: 118 Maryland Ave, Annapolis, MD 21402
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland, which is about 30 miles south of Baltimore, on the coast of the Chesapeake Bay and near the mouth of the Severn River. It's about 40 miles (as the crow flies) NE of Washington, D.C.
The phone number of the United States Naval Academy Museum is: 410-293-2108.
The address of the Academy Of Arts is: 106 South St, Easton, MD 21601
The US Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
A naval academy is a college level school designed to produce officers for the naval service. In the US, the Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
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United States Naval Academy (USNS) is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
The Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
Annapolis, Maryland.
The U.S. Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
The address of the United States Naval Academy Museum is: 118 Maryland Ave, Annapolis, MD 21402
The US Naval Academy is in Annapolis Maryland.
The United States Naval Academy is located in Annapolis, Maryland.