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Annapolis is a city in the United States of America with a population of 36,408 (July 2006 est). It is the capital of the state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. Situated at the mouth of the Severn River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, 26 miles (approx. 42 km) south of Baltimore and about 35 miles (approx. 56 km) east of Washington D.C., it is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The United States Naval Academy and St. John's College are in Annapolis. It was the site of the Annapolis peace conference in November 2007. History: Colonial & early United States (1649–1808): A settlement named Providence was founded on the north shore of the Severn River in 1649 by Puritan exiles from Virginia led by William Stone. The settlers moved to a better-protected harbor on the south shore. The settlement on the south shore was initially named "Town at Proctor's," then "Town at the Severn," and later "Anne Arundel's Towne" (after the wife of Lord ... Read more about Annapolis on Wikipedia

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