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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
Its county seat is Annapolis, [2] which is also the capital of the state. The county is named for Anne Arundell (c. 1615 /1616–1649), Lady Baltimore, a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England, and the wife of Cecilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675), founder and first lord proprietor of the colony Province of ...
Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156] Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury [156] Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
Annapolis: 1650: Formed from part of St. Mary's County: Anne Arundell was the maiden name of the wife of Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Between 1654 and 1658 it was known as Providence County by Puritan settlers: 594,582: 588 sq mi (1,523 km 2) Baltimore County: 005: Towson: 1659: Formed from unorganized territory
Bancroft Hall, at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is said to be the largest contiguous set of academic dormitories in the U.S. [1] Bancroft Hall, named after former U.S. Secretary of the Navy, and historian/author George Bancroft, is home for the entire brigade of 4,000 midshipmen, [2] [3] and contains some 1,700 rooms ...
Annapolis, Maryland, United States was given its present name in 1694 by Sir Francis Nicholson in honour of then Princess Anne, the city's official flag (1965—) resembling Anne's personal royal badge. [4] Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada – originally Port-Royal, it became Annapolis Royal after its capture by the British from the French ...
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It was named for Rear Admiral John Hubbard (Class of 1870). [79] [80] Lejeune Hall, built in 1982, contains an Olympic-class swimming pool and diving tower, a mat room for wrestling and hand-to-hand martial arts, and the Athletic Hall of Fame. Named for John A. Lejeune, it is the first USNA building to be named for a Marine Corps officer. [81] [82]