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MARYLAND STATE HOUSE. ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
BUILT 1772-1779
CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES -
In this State House, oldest in the Nation
still in legislative use, General George
Washington resigned his commission before
the Continental Congress December 23,
1783. Here, January 14, 1784, Congress
ratified the Treaty of Paris to end the
NOVEMBER 26, 1783 AUGUST 13, 1784
Revolutionary War and, May 7, 1784, ap-
pointed Thomas Jefferson Minister Plenipo-
tentiary. From here, September 14, 1786,
the Annapolis Convention issued the call
to the States that led to the Constitutional
Convention.
A Registered National Historic Landmark
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Greetings
It is my pleasure to
welcome you to the Maryland
State House. I hope you
will enjoy your visit to this
shrine of American history,
as well as your tour of the
Registered National Historic
District of Annapolis and the
United States Naval Academy.
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'Spiro T. Agnew
Governor of Maryland
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