The Other WWII Memorial

On a recent visit to Annapolis, Maryland I stumbled across the Maryland World War II Memorial. I posted pictures of the National WWII Memorial a while back. The memorial is located immediately across the Severn River from the U.S. Naval Academy.


The memorial has the names of Maryland residents killed in the armed forces during WWII.

Thurgood Marshall Memorial

While strolling around historic Annapolis, Maryland (I got to combine a few hours of pleasure with a business trip to Baltimore), I stumbled across a memorial to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Its across the street from the Maryland State Capital as is shown on this photo below. All pictures taken in April 2006.

The memorial from the front.

A close-up of the memorial plaque.

Remember the Maine!

The USS Maine was blown up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The foremast of the USS Maine was recovered on October 6, 1910 and errected as a memorial on the campus of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on May 5, 1913.

US Naval Academy campus

United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland on the banks of the Severn River. Picture taken from the opposite side the river in April 2006. The large dome to the right of center is the US Naval Academy Chapel. The second and smaller appearing dome-like structure a little farther to the right is the top of the Maryland State Capital building just a couple of blocks up Marland Avenue on the back side of the campus.

 

Stad Amsterdam

The tall sailing ship "Stad Amsterdam" docked in Baltimore, Maryland in the Inner Harbor. Picture taken the first week of May 2006. The USS Constellation is docked on the right hand side of the picture as well.

The "Stad Amsterdam" is of recent manufacture and is both a symbol of the heritage of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is used to train young people in how to run a sailing ship. For more information on the ship, click here.

Baltimore Inner Harbor

A picture of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. Picture taken in May 2006.

 

Annapolis City Dock

The City Dock in Annapolis, Maryland. Picture taken in April 2006. The dome in the left center background is the Maryland State Capital building. See also Annapolis was the US Capital for About 9 Months.

 

Annapolis was the United States Capital for About 9 Months

Below is a picture of the Maryland State Capital building, the oldest state capital still in use. It was also the US capital for about 9 months before Washington, DC existed. This picture taken in April 2006.



Here's a historical marker with more detail



A huge painting of George Washington resigning his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army to Congress in Annapolis hangs in the rotunda of today's US Capital building. Click here for more details.

The other side of the Maryland State Capital.

Courage Runs Deep - Submariner Memorial

Below are some pictures of a memorial to the 3000+ WWII submariners who lost their lives in the line of duty on 52 submarines "still on patrol". I took the pictures in April 2006 on the campus of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The view behind the memorial is out into the mouth of the Severn River where it joins the Chesapeake Bay at Annapolis.



close up of the brass plaque....

the back side...

Around the World Sailboat Race

I visited Baltimore, Maryland on business and discovered that sailboats and crews participating in the "Volvo Ocean Race" were in town with all the yachts docked at Inner Harbor. This around the world ocean race started back in November in Spain and is still going on. How does Spain to Sweden by way of a South Atlantic/South Indian/South Pacific route around Antartica sound? (See the picture below.) They just ended a racing leg which started in Rio di Janerio. The race is expected to end in Gotenborg, Sweden in mid June. For more information see the official web site.

US Naval Academy Campus

A squadron of sailboats used by the Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy to race against each other and learn seamanship. Picture taken from the US Naval Academy campus along the Severn River in Annapolis, Maryland in April 2006.

The sailboats have names like Challenger and Resolute.

Politically Incorrect Tax Dollars at Work: US Naval Academy Chapel #1

The entrance to the United States Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis, Maryland. Picture taken in April 2006.