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Annapolis (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 58 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.9667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 29 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -76.4833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Severn river near its mouth on Chesapeake Bay; settled by Virginian Puritans in 17th cen.; home to patriots who burned British cargo of tea in 1774; escaped damage in Revolution & Civil War, though was hospital center during Civil War. |
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| Annapolis (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed to honor Princess Anne, who gave its charter in 1708 |
| Anapolis (H,V)
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| Town at the Severn (H,V)
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| Town of Proctor's (H,V)
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Annapolis (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1649, chartered in 1708 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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| seaport (C) |
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| port of entry (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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for shipping of agricultural products & seafood |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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Maryland .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007516] |
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