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Parole, a suburb of Annapolis, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.The population was 15,922 at the 2010 census. [2] It has several major roads intersect at the western edge of the state capital, Annapolis, and it contains the Annapolis Mall, a number of other large shopping centers, and the Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Annapolis (/ ə ˈ n æ p əl ɪ s / ⓘ ə-NAP-əl-iss) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland.It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. . Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and about 30 miles (50 km) east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis forms part of the Baltimore–Washington metropoli
The Dells were made famous in 1886 by the photographer H. H. Bennett, who took the first stop-action photo of his son jumping onto Stand Rock. [5] The Kilbourn Dam, completed in 1909, raised the water level of the Upper Dells by about 17 feet (5.2 m), flooding some of the caves and rock formations in Bennett's photographs. [6] [7]
The city takes its name from the Dells of the Wisconsin River, a scenic, glacial-formed gorge that features sandstone formations along the banks of the Wisconsin River. Wisconsin Dells is about 42 miles (68 km) northwest of Madison, the state's capital city. It is located in the greater Madison metropolitan area.
Though its independence is not recognised by any world government, Annapolis is aware of the jocular claim, and Eastport and Annapolis participate against each other in an annual tug of war. [5] [10] The MRE features an annual bridge run between Annapolis and Eastport. Runners take part in a .05k bridge run across the Spa Creek Bridge.
Baltimore & Annapolis Trail: a rail trail connecting Annapolis to Glen Burnie and passing through Arnold. Broadneck Peninsula Trail: The first phase of the development of this planned 8.7 mile east-west recreational trail began in 2012. When completed, the trail will link Sandy Point State Park with the B&A Trail in Arnold.
Maryland Route 214 (Central Avenue) intersects MD 2 and forms the southern boundary of the CDP leading east to the communities of Beverley Beach and Mayo. Maryland Route 253 (Mayo Road) curves through the center of the CDP in the Londontown neighborhood connecting Routes 2 and 214. Lee Airport is a general aviation airport in Edgewater.
In 2010, Annapolis High was ranked as the 16th best high school in the state of Maryland (3rd in Anne Arundel County; 297th overall) in Newsweek's America's Best High Schools list. [11] Annapolis is noted for its International Baccalaureate (I.B.) program [12] — one of three county schools with the program (the other two being Meade and Old ...