Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis | |
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Nickname : America's Sailing Capital, Sailing Capital of the World, Naptown | |
Maryland State House (2013) |
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Location in County and Maryland | |
Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1649 |
State : | United States |
State : | Maryland |
County : | Anne Arundel County |
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 .
- Charles Carroll House and Chase-Lloyd House (exhibitions on everyday life in the 18th century )
- Hammond-Harwood House (African-American History Exhibition)
- Naval Academy of the USA - with around 4,200 cadets marching to lunch in front of onlookers and the historic church.
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
- Annapolis Royal , Nova Scotia , Canada
- Wexford , Ireland
- Dumfries , Scotland
- Tallinn , Estonia
- Niterói , State of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Rochefort , France
- Richmond , England
- Newport , Wales
sons and daughters of the town
- Bernard Addison (1905–1990), musician
- James Brice (1746-1801), politician
- James M. Cain (1892–1977), journalist and author
- Michele Carey (1943-2018), actress
- Charles Carroll (1737-1832), politician
- Dying Fetus , death metal band
- Michael Hammer (1948–2008), economist
- William Alexander Hammond (1828–1900), military surgeon, physiologist and neurologist
- Alexander Contee Hanson (1786–1819), politician
- Christian Harder (* 1987), poker player
- George Howard (1789–1846), politician
- Reverdy Johnson (1796–1876), politician
- Tina Marsh (1954–2009), jazz musician
- Debbie Meyer (* 1952), swimmer
- William Duhurst Merrick (1793-1857), politician
- Benjamin Ogle (1749–1809), politician
- Travis Pastrana (* 1983), motocross and freestyle motocross pilot
- William Pinkney (1764-1822), politician
- Thorne Smith (1892–1934), writer and screenwriter
- Joseph Vermillion (1862–1889), victim of a lynching
Mars crater
A Martian crater is named after Annapolis .
Web links
- Official tourism site
- Capital , the local newspaper
- US Naval Academy
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
- ↑ visitannapolis.org: A Brief History of Annapolis ; accessed March 30, 2017.
- ^ Joseph Scott Mendinghall: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: Maryland State House (PDF), National Park Service 1975; accessed March 30, 2017.
- ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 5, 2018.
- ^ Sister City Program ( Memento from November 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Sister City Program