Completed in 1806 by the famed sculptor Giacinto Micali in Livorno, Italy, the white, Carrara marble Tripoli Monument began a precarious journey to the USA aboard the USS Constitution. The memorial traveled from Italy to Newport, Rhode Island, and was then shipped south to Washington, D.C., where it remained in crates until money could be raised to assemble and erect it. After much debate, the Tripoli Monument found a home at the Washington Navy Yard. Damaged in 1814 when the Navy Yard was torched to prevent its capture by the British, the monument was not repaired until it was moved to the US Capitol grounds in 1831. It remained on the west side of the Capitol until 1860 when it was moved to the US Naval Academy. Since its arrival in Annapolis, MD the monument has moved around campus to its current location in front of the Academy’s Officers’ and Faculty Club. Though well positioned, it is virtually overlooked on a historic campus and military installation with many other noteworthy historical monuments.

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的黎波里纪念碑：纪念我们被遗忘的过去 Gene Allen Smith，德克萨斯基督教大学

白色的卡拉拉大理石的黎波里纪念碑于 1806 年由著名雕塑家贾辛托·米卡利 (Giacinto Micali) 在意大利里窝那完成，开始了乘坐宪法号航空母舰前往美国的危险旅程。纪念碑从意大利运往罗德岛州的纽波特，然后向南运往华盛顿特区，在那里它一直放在板条箱里，直到筹集到资金来组装和竖立它。经过多次辩论，的黎波里纪念碑在华盛顿海军造船厂找到了家。1814 年，海军造船厂被烧毁以防止被英国人占领，这座纪念碑在 1831 年被移至美国国会大厦场地后才得到修复。它一直位于国会大厦的西侧，直到 1860 年才被移至美国海军学院。自从抵达安纳波利斯以来，MD 纪念碑已在校园周围移动到目前位于学院官员和教师俱乐部前面的位置。虽然位置优越，但它在历史悠久的校园和军事设施以及许多其他值得注意的历史古迹中几乎被忽视。