Annapolis, Maryland

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Annapolis
Nickname : America's Sailing Capital, Sailing Capital of the World, Naptown
Maryland State House (2013)
Maryland State House (2013)
Seal of Annapolis
seal 		Annapolis flag
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Location in County and Maryland
Anne Arundel County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Annapolis Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1649
State : United States
State : Maryland
County : Anne Arundel County
Coordinates : 38 ° 58 ′  N , 76 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 58 ′  N , 76 ° 30 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 38,394 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,206.6 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 19.7 km 2  (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of
which 17.4 km 2  (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 12 m
Postcodes : 21401-21412
Area code : +1 410
FIPS : 24-01600
GNIS ID : 0595031
Website : www.ci.annapolis.md.us
Mayor : Mike Pantelides (R)

Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland in the United States and the county seat of Anne Arundel County .

This is where the United States Naval Academy is based . Annapolis is now a prosperous port city. In its various harbor bays ( marinas ) there are hundreds of sailing yachts that cruise in the Chesapeake Bay for the almost year-round sailing season .

Climate and the effects of climate change

According to the effective climate classification , the climate in Annapolis can be described as the east side climate : hot, humid summers, cool winters and year-round precipitation occur. In Chesapeake Bay , the spring and summer temperatures are a little more moderate than inland.

The effects of climate change have been reviewed by Hino et al. (2019) for Annapolis investigated: Due to the overheating of the earth's climate system, the number of tidal flood events in Annapolis increases over time. In 2017 alone, Annapolis recorded 63 such events. The estimated economic damage for 16 surrounding shops is 0.7–1.4% of annual income. According to the study, the income from the passage of seawater over the coastal fortifications and the resulting lack of customers decreased by 86,000 to 172,000 US dollars for a total income of 12.2 million US dollars in 2017.

history

As early as 1649, British settlers from Virginia founded a port between the mouth of the Severn and the South River , which they named Anne Arundel's Towne . In 1694, the Governor Francis Nicholson moved the seat of government of the young Province of Maryland colony from Saint Mary's City to this place and renamed it Annapolis in honor of Queen Anne .

After the American Revolutionary War ended , the port city served as the capital of the United States for nine months . Here George Washington signed his letter of resignation as commander of the Continental Army on December 23, 1783 after winning the Revolutionary War , and the Continental Congress ratified the Second Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784 , which ended the War of Independence.

Four of the signatories to the United States Declaration of Independence were from Maryland's tobacco port.

Contemporary history

An International Middle East Conference , initiated by the US government, took place in Annapolis on November 27, 2007 , from which decisive prerequisites for a pacification of the Middle East had been hoped. In June 2018, there was an attack in Annapolis in which five newspaper employees were shot dead.

Attractions

The seat of government, crowned by the obligatory wooden dome, is twenty years older than its counterpart in Washington, DC This is where George Washington resigned his command of the Continental Army before Congress .
The Annapolis Post Office in the Colonial Annapolis Historic District (2012)
Bancroft Hall in the United States Naval Academy (2010)

With the exception of the Charles Carroll House, all of the above-mentioned attractions have the status of a National Historic Landmark . There are a total of nine National Historic Landmarks in Annapolis, including the historic old town , the Whitehall Plantation and the Brice House . 31 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of November 5, 2018).

Sports

Annapolis is home to the Chesapeake Bayhawks that in the professional league of field lacrosse ( Major League Lacrosse play) of the United States.

Town twinning

Annapolis is twinned with

sons and daughters of the town

Mars crater

A Martian crater is named after Annapolis .

Web links

Commons : Annapolis  - collection of images, videos and audio files
 Wikinews: Annapolis, Maryland  - in the news

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Miyuki Hino, Samanthe Tiver Belanger, Christopher B. Field, Alexander R. Davies, Katharine J. Mach (2019): High-tide flooding disrupts local economic activity. Science Advances. Vol. 5, no.2, eaau2736. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau2736
  2. ↑ visitannapolis.org: A Brief History of Annapolis ; accessed March 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Joseph Scott Mendinghall: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Maryland State House (PDF), National Park Service 1975; accessed March 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 5, 2018.
  6. ^ Sister City Program ( Memento from November 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Sister City Program