Naval Square, Philadelphia

Naval Square is a gated community within the Graduate Hospital neighborhood of Philadelphia that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845, when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis. It continued as a retirement home for sailors and Marines and was called the Naval Home until 1976, when the facility was relocated to Mississippi.

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Naval Square, Philadelphia

Naval Square is a gated community within the Graduate Hospital neighborhood of Philadelphia that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845, when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis. It continued as a retirement home for sailors and Marines and was called the Naval Home until 1976, when the facility was relocated to Mississippi.

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