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(Annapolis redirects here. There is also Annapolis, Missouri.)
Annapolis is the capital of Maryland, a state of the United States of America.
As of the 2000 census, its population is 35,838. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County. This city is a part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. It is home to the United States Naval Academy and St. John's College.
1 History
First named Providence by the original settlers, the Puritans, the town was renamed Anne Arundel 's Towne after the wife of Lord Baltimore. It was only in 1708 when Sir Francis Nicholson moved the capital of the royal colony there, that the town received the name which is holds today, Annapolis, named for Queen Anne, soon to be the monarchThis article treats the generic title monarch . For the origins of the word king and its English use, see Germanic king. For other meanings of the word, see Monarch (disambiguation A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state. The word derives from Greek of all of Great BritainGreat Britain (often abbreviated as Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. Great Britain is also used as a political term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales,. After several decades as a wealthy seaport, Annapolis became the temporary capital of the United States after the signing of the Treaty of ParisThe Treaty of Paris of 1783 signed on September 3, 1783, formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and her North American Colonies. Great Britain signed ancillary treaties with France and Spain as the Treaties of V in 1783Events February 3 American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence. February 4 American Revolutionary War: Great Britain formally declares that it will cease hostilities with the United States of America. May 18 Saint John, New Brun.
2 State House
The Maryland state house is the oldest in continuous legislative use in the union and it is topped by the largest wooden dome built without nails in the nation. It was in the Maryland state house that George WashingtonGeorge Washington ( February 22, 1732— December 14, 1799), also called Father of his Country 1 was an American general and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War ( 1775 1783) and later the first President of the Unite famously resigned his commission in the army. This building housed the workings of the government from 1783 to 1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo. George Washington, who had argued vigorously for Annapolis to become the permanent home to the United States Capitol, had a strong attachment to the Maryland State house and instructed Pierre L'Enfant to model the dome of the Capitol building in Washington DC after it.
3 Geography
Annapolis is located at 38°58'23" North, 76°30'4" West (38.972945, -76.501157) 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.7 km˛ (7.6 mi˛). 17.4 km˛ (6.7 mi˛) of it is land and 2.3 km˛ (0.9 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 11.70% water.
