Rode #14 Bus from Baltimore to Annapolis
and obtained walking map at Visitor Center
Capitol of the United States
November 24, 1783 - August 13, 1784
Oldest State Capitol still in continuous legislative use
and only State House ever to have served as the Nations Capitol
"It was here that General George Washington, on December 23, 1783, came before Congress to resign his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in an emotional ceremony."
"Later, on January 14, 1784, the Treaty of Paris was ratified in this same room, officially ending the Revolutionary War."
General George Washington Resigning His Commission to Congress As Commander in Chief of the Army at Annapolis, Maryland, December 23d, 1783, John Trumbull, oil on canvas, Commissioned 1817,
U.S. Naval Academy
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