Annapolis, Maryland: John Paul Jones Crypt
Revolutionary War hero was first buried in 1792 in an obscure French cemetery and forgotten. In 1905 JPJ was exhumed, still recognizable, and shipped back to America. Jones was reinterred in 1913 in a fancy sepulchre beneath the naval academy chapel.
U.S. Naval Academy Chapel
- Address:
- 121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD
- Directions:
- At the academy, under the green-domed chapel. Military ID required for entry.
- Hours:
- Most weekdays. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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The crypt is inside the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel.
[Kurt Deion / kurtshistoricsites.com, 10/04/2022]Someone in your party will need to have a military ID to access places on the academy grounds such as John Paul Jones crypt. My travel partner and I were denied entry on 6/22/21.
[Kurt Deion / kurtshistoricsites.com, 06/26/2021]
This is the most fabulous above ground crypt I've ever seen. He died of a strange intestinal disease and was buried in a forgotten grave yard in France. He was later found and exhumed and brought to the naval academy base.
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JPJ eternally slumbers under the naval academy chapel.