Annapolis, Maryland
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Annapolis is the capital of Maryland, a state of the United States of America. It is the closest state capital to Washington, DC. As of the 2000 census, its population is 35,838. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County. The city is a part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. It is home to the United States Naval Academy and St. John's College.
First named Providence by the original Puritan settlers, the town was renamed Anne Arundel's Towne after the wife of Lord Baltimore. It was only in 1708 when Sir Francis Nicholson moved the capital of the royal colony there, that the town received the name which is holds today, Annapolis, named for Queen Anne, soon to be the monarch of all of Great Britain. After several decades as a wealthy seaport, Annapolis became the temporary capital of the United States after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
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