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The Maryland State House, located in Annapolis, Maryland, is the meeting place of the Maryland General Assembly, the state's legislature. Begun in 1772, it is the oldest state house in continuous legislative use in the United States and it is topped by the largest wooden dome built without nails in the nation. The current building, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968, is the third state house to stand on the site. From November 26, 1783 to June 3, 1784, Annapolis served as the American capital and the Continental Congress met in the Maryland state house. (Annapolis was a candidate to become the new nation's permanent capital before Washington, D.C. was built). It was in the old senate chamber[1] that George Washington famously resigned his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783. It was also there that 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, which ended the Revolutionary War, was ratified by Congress on January 14January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 351 days remaining (352 in leap years). Celebrated as New Year's Day by those still following the Julian calendar. Events 1301 Andrew III dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary, 1784.
Though construction began in 1772, due to the Revolutionary War, the structure was not completed until 1779Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is fo. The state house was designed by Joseph Horatio Anderson, a noted architect of the time, and the large dome is topped by a lightning rodA lightning rod is a metal strip or rod, usually of copper or similar conductive material, used to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a building or the mast of a vessel) from lightning damage. Other names include lightning conductor [2] that was constructed and grounded to Benjamin Franklin'sBenjamin Franklin ( January 17, 1706 — April 17, 1790) was an American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, and inventor. One of the leaders of the American Revolution, he was well kn specifications
The State House is administered by the State House Trust, which was created in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i and is currently chaired by Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. The dome of the statehouse is depicted on the Maryland quarter.
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