US Naval Academy renames building in honor of Jimmy Carter
A U.S. Naval Academy building former named after a member of the Confederacy has now been renamed to honor former President Jimmy Carter, the only president to attend the academy.
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A U.S. Naval Academy building former named after a member of the Confederacy has now been renamed to honor former President Jimmy Carter, the only president to attend the academy.
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro renamed the Naval Academy building, formerly named after a member of the Confederacy, after the only U.S. president to attend the institution. Maury Hall, which was named after Matthew Fontaine Maury, considered the father of naval oceanography who joined the Confederacy, will now be known as Carter Hall, […]
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