ANNAPOLIS, MD
\ˈanəpəlˌɪs], \ˈanəpəlˌɪs], \ˈa_n_ə_p_ə_l_ˌɪ_s]\
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Was founded in 1649 by Puritan refugees from Virginia and became the capital of the colony in 1689. It was first called Providence, but was incorporated as a city in 1696, and received its present name (after Queen Anne) in 1708. The U. S. Naval Academy was established here in 1845.
By John Franklin Jameson