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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.

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