Annapolis, Maryland "Annapolis"
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Annapolis, Maryland City of Annapolis Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland Flag of Annapolis, Maryland Flag Coat of arms of Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is positioned in Maryland Annapolis - Annapolis Location inside the state of Maryland State Maryland Annapolis (/ n p l s/) is the capital of the U.S.
State of Maryland, as well as the governmental center of county of Anne Arundel County.
Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and about 30 miles (50 km) east of Washington, DC, Annapolis is part of the Baltimore Washington urbane area.
The town/city served as the seat of the Continental Congress in 1783 84 and was the site of the 1786 Annapolis Convention (which called for the Constitutional Convention held the following year) and the Annapolis Peace Conference, held in 2007.
Annapolis is the home of St.
John's College as well as the United States Naval Academy.
1.1 Colonial and early United States (1649 1808) 2.2 United States Naval Academy Colonial and early United States (1649 1808) The"Old Treasury Building" was assembled in 1735 and is the earliest standing government building in Annapolis In 1694, soon after the overthrow of the Catholic government of Thomas Lawrence, Francis Nicholson moved the capital of the royal colony to Anne Arundel's Towne and retitled the town Annapolis after Princess Anne of Denmark and Norway, soon to be the Queen of Great Britain.
Annapolis was incorporated as a town/city in 1708. 17th century Annapolis was little more than a village, but it interval quickly for most of the 18th century until the American Revolutionary War as a political and administrative capital, a port of entry, and a primary center of the Atlantic slave trade. The Maryland Gazette, which became an meaningful weekly journal, was established there by Jonas Green in 1745; in 1769 a theatre was opened; amid this reconstructionalso the commerce was considerable, but declined quickly after Baltimore, with its deeper harbor, was made a port of entry in 1780.
Annapolis is home to a large number of recreational boats that have largely replaced the seafood trade in the city.
Alexander Hamilton (1712 1756) was a Scottish-born doctor and writer who lived and worked in Annapolis.
Annapolis became the temporary capital of the United States after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Congress was in session in the state home from November 26, 1783 to June 3, 1784, and it was in Annapolis on December 23, 1783, that General Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
In 1786, delegates from all states of the Union were invited to meet in Annapolis to consider measures for the better regulation of commerce.
Delegates from only five states New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and Delaware actually attended the convention, known afterward as the "Annapolis Convention." During this period, a prisoner of war parole camp, Camp Parole, was set up in Annapolis.
View of Annapolis from the State House dome, 1911 In 1900, Annapolis had a populace of 8,585. To the north of the state home is a monument to Thurgood Marshall, the first black justice of the US Supreme Court and formerly a Maryland lawyer who won many meaningful civil rights cases.
Former USPS Annapolis Main postal service Close by are the state treasury building, erected late in the 17th century for the House of Delegates; Saint Anne's Protestant Episcopal church, in later colonial days a state church; a statue of Roger B.
Annapolis has many 18th-century homes.
The United States Naval Academy was established here in 1845.
During World War II, shipyards in Annapolis assembled a number of PT Boats, and military vessels such as minesweepers and patrol boats were assembled in Annapolis amid the Korean and Vietnam wars. It was at Annapolis in July 1940 that Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg appeared in exile amid World War II. In the summer of 1984, the Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis hosted soccer games as part of the XXIII Olympiad.
During September 18 19, 2003, Hurricane Isabel created the biggest storm surge known in Annapolis's history, cresting at 7.58 ft (2.31 m).
Much of downtown Annapolis was flooded and many businesses and homes in outlying areas were damaged. The previous record was 6.35 feet (1.94 m) amid a hurricane in 1933, and 5.5 ft (1.7 m) amid Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
This process was mandated by Maryland state law in the Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Act of 1992. Annapolis Charter 300 and En - VISIONing Annapolis co-sponsored a enhance lecture series from September 2007 through June 2008 seeking these issues.
The many cultural affairs of this celebration were organized by Annapolis Charter 300.
Annapolis is the only capital town/city in America east of the Mississippi River without rail transport of any sort.
From 1840 to 1968, Annapolis was connected to the outside world by barns .
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad (WB&A) directed two electrified interurban lines that brought passengers into the town/city from both the South and the North.
In 1935, the WB&A went bankrupt due to the effects of the Great Depression and suspended service along its southern route, while the newly created Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad (B&A) retained service on the northern route.
Steam trains of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad also occasionally directed over the line to Annapolis, primarily for special Naval Academy movements.
Maryland State House as seen from Church Circle The Maryland State House is the earliest in continuous legislative use in the United States.
The Maryland State House homed the workings of the United States government from November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784, and the Treaty of Paris was ratified there on January 14, 1784, so Annapolis became the first peacetime capital of the US. It was in the Maryland State House that George Washington famously resigned his commission before the Continental Congress on December 23, 1783. United States Naval Academy The United States Naval Academy was established in 1845 on the site of Fort Severn, and now is situated in an region of territory reclaimed from the Severn River next to the Chesapeake Bay.
Annapolis is the seat of St.
John's College, a non-sectarian private college that was once supported by the state; it was opened in 1789 as the successor of King William's School, which was established by an act of the Maryland council in 1696 and was opened in 1701.
Annapolis has a grow community theater scene which includes two venues in the historic district.
A Christmas Carol has been a cyclic tradition in Annapolis since it opened at the Colonial Players theater in 1981.
Its first production, The Male Animal, was performed in 1949 at the Annapolis Recreation Center on Compromise Street.
During the warmer months, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre presents three shows on its outside stage, which is visible from the City Dock.
A nonprofit organization, Annapolis Summer Garden Theatre has been providing "theatre under the stars" since 1966, when it performed You Can't Take It with You and Brigadoon at Carvel Hall Hotel.
The Naval Academy Masqueraders, a theater group at the United State Naval Academy, produces one "main-stage show" each fall and student-directed one-act plays in the spring.
Over Annapolis Harbor & Dock Street The Hammond-Harwood House, positioned at 19 Maryland Avenue, was assembled in 1774 for Matthias Hammond, a wealthy Maryland farmer.
The Annapolis region was the home of a VLF-transmitter called NSS Annapolis, which was used by the United States Navy to communicate with its Atlantic submarine fleet.
Annapolis often serves as the end point for the 3,000-mile annual transcontinental Race Across America bicycle race.
2007 Annapolis Conference Main article: Annapolis Conference As announced by United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Annapolis was the venue for a Middle East summit dealing with the Israeli Palestinian peace process, with the participation of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ("Abu Mazen") and various other leaders from the region.
Early-March 2002 astronaut photography of Annapolis Maryland taken from the International Space Station (ISS) Located 25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and 30 miles (48 km) east of Washington D.C., Annapolis is the closest state capital to the nationwide capital. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.10 square miles (20.98 km2), of which 7.18 square miles (18.60 km2) is territory and 0.92 square miles (2.38 km2) is water. Annapolis lies inside the humid subtropical climate zone (Koppen Cfa), with hot, humid summers, cool winters, and generous rain year-round.
Climate data for Annapolis, Maryland (1981 2010 normals) Downtown Annapolis' Main Street in September 2004 Annapolis Maryland Sign Annapolis, Maryland According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city, excluding state and small-town government, are: 2 United States Naval Academy 2,052 The Annapolis Department of Transportation (ADOT) provides bus service with eight routes, collectively branded Annapolis Transit.
Annapolis City Hall Annapolis is governed via the weak mayor system.
The state legislature, governor's office, and appellate courts are positioned in Annapolis.
While Annapolis is the state's only capital, some administrative offices, including a number of cabinet-level departments, are based in Baltimore.
Annapolis is served by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system.
Founded in 1896, Annapolis High School has an internationally recognized IB International Program.
Mary's High School and Elementary School are positioned in downtown Annapolis on Spa Creek.
Anne's School of Annapolis, Eastport Elementary School, Aleph Bet Jewish Day School, Annapolis Area Christian School, St.
Martins Lutheran School, Severn School, and Indian Creek School are also in the Annapolis area.
The Key School, positioned on a converted farm in the neighborhood of Hillsmere, has also served Annapolis for over 50 years.
Moss Academy, is also in the Annapolis area.
Public High Schools that serve students in the Annapolis area: Annapolis High School to the Annapolis area, at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
The Capital covers the news of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County See also: List of newspapers in Maryland in the 18th-century: Annapolis John Henry Alexander (1812 1867), born in Annapolis, noted scientist, businessman, and author Bill Belichick (1952 ), lived in Annapolis, head coach of the New England Patriots Cain (1892 1977), born in Annapolis, author of Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce and The Postman Always Rings Twice Michele Carey (1943-), born in Annapolis, actress, El Dorado, Live a Little, Love a Little Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 1832), United States Senator and signer of United States Declaration of Independence Daniel Dulany the Younger (1722 1797), born in Annapolis, prominent Loyalist and one of the most powerful lawyers in America before to the American Revolutionary War John Davidson Godman (1794 1830), born in Annapolis naturalist, anatomist, college professor and author John Hall (1729 1797), born in Annapolis, delegate to the Continental Congress from Maryland Alexander Contee Hanson (1749 1806), born in Annapolis, noted jurist Alexander Contee Hanson (1786 1819), born in Annapolis, son of the above, United States Congressman and Senator from Maryland Harrington (1882 1948), born in Annapolis, USMC Brigadier General Reverdy Johnson (1796 1876), born in Annapolis, United States Senator from Maryland and Attorney General of the United States (1804 1854), Annapolis lawyer who relocated to Louisiana, where he was a planter and a state legislator Barbara Kingsolver (1955-), born in Annapolis, novelist and poet Larkin, resident of Annapolis, Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate James Booth Lockwood (1852 1884), born in Annapolis, army officer and Arctic explorer; the person who titled Lockwood Island Margaret Mercer (1791 1846), born in Annapolis, noted author, educator, and member of the American Colonization Society William Duhurst Merrick (1818 1889), born in Annapolis, lawyer, professor at George Washington University, and United States Senator from Maryland Debbie Meyer (1952-), born in Annapolis, 3-time Olympic swimming gold medalist John's in Annapolis Mark Teixeira (1980-), born in Annapolis, experienced baseball player for New York Yankees Annapolis is a sister town/city of these municipalities: United States Redwood City, California, U.S.
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