The capital of the state of Maryland is located in Annapolis. The latest available census reports that Annapolis has a population of 36,178 people living in an area encompassing 6.3 square miles and almost a square mile of water.
Located 27 miles from both Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Marylandand surrounded by the Severn River, Annapolis average annual rainfall is 39 inches a year. The average temperature is 55.6 degrees F. The average low temperature is 35.5 (winter) degrees F. The average high temperature is 85.2 (summer) degrees F. Annapolis elevation is 92 feet above sea level.
Greenbury Point, the first settled area in what is now Annapolis was originally called Providence by the Puritans when they arrived in 1649. By 1694, the settlement had been designated by Governor Sir Francis Nicholson as the new capital city for the Province of Maryland and re-named Annapolis after the future Queen of England.
Chartered by Governor John Seymour on November 22, 1708, on behalf of Queen Anne. This charter was the only one issued under the Royal seal in Maryland. Annapolis is the oldest incorporated city in the state of Maryland.
Annapolis is a city of numerous "firsts" in Maryland, among them are: Nation´s first State House first parochial libraries and the first printing of the Maryland Gazette
Many famous and important events took place here in Annapolis:
The Treaty of Paris was signed here. This treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War. United States Naval Academy was founded here.
Overlooking the city, the State House is the oldest state Capitol still in continuous legislative use. It is topped by the largest wooden dome in the United States. Annapolis became Maryland's capital in 1695. St. John's College. Founded in 1796, stands as the third oldest college in the United States
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