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U.S. Naval Academy Was Formed

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President James K. Polk, between 1855 and 1865.

President James Polk opened the U.S. Naval Academy

CREDIT: "President James K. Polk, half-length portrait, seated, facing right." Between 1855 and 1865, printed later, Brady-Handy Collection, By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present, Library of Congress.



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