BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Annapolis

MD -- Annapolis:

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Description of Pictures: Annapolis, the capital of Maryland, is a neat city. The buildings are pretty and pretty old. After Alex Haley's "Roots" novel came out in 1976 and the TV mini-series followed immediately in 1777, Annapolis attracted more attention because it was the location where Haley's ancestor Kunta Kinte arrived as a slave into the United States. While the city had been a slave importation site since the late 1660's, Kinte arrived in 1767. Haley himself died in 1992 and a memorial to him opened at the city docks ten years later. It features a statue of Haley talking to three kids and encourages people to pass on their oral traditions to their children.

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1. ANNA_031102_03.JPG: This is a World War I monument on the campus of St John's College. ("Erected by the alumni of St John's College to their fellow alumni who , in the World War, gave their all.") In the clearing on the left used to be a tall tree, called a Liberty Tree, that was around during the signing of the Declaration of Independence but which came down a few years ago.
2. ANNA_031102_09.JPG: This is the clearing where the Liberty Tree was
3. ANNA_031102_23.JPG: Alex Haley, Family and Heritage Alex Haley, in his family's story, "Roots," shows how the strength of the human spirit to overcome challenges comes from maintaining strong family connections and pride in one's heritage. Here Alex shared heritage stories with children of diverse ethnic groups. Take time to share heritage stories with children so they can pass on their proud heritage and learn respect for the heritage of others.
4. ANNA_031102_26.JPG: To commemorate the arrival in this harbor of Kunta Kinte, immortalized by Alex Haley is "Roots," and all others who came to these shores in bondage and who, by their toil, character, and ceaseless struggle for freedom, have helped to make these United States.
5. ANNA_031102_37.JPG: A monument to Alex Haley, whose ancestors came into the United States as slaves at the docks here. The markers say the following: Alex Haley, Family and Heritage Alex Haley, in his family's story, "Roots," shows how the strength of the human spirit to overcome challenges comes from maintaining strong family connections and pride in one's heritage. Here Alex shared heritage stories with children of diverse ethnic groups. Take time to share heritage stories with children so they can pass on their proud heritage and learn respect for the heritage of others. To commemorate the arrival in this harbor of Kunta Kinte, immortalized by Alex Haley is "Roots," and all others who came to these shores in bondage and who, by their toil, character, and ceaseless struggle for freedom, have helped to make these United States.
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Wikipedia Description: Annapolis, Maryland
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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 Baltimore who died soon afterwards). The city became very wealthy through the slave trade.

In 1694, soon after the overthrow of the Catholic government of the lord proprietor, Sir Francis Nicholson moved the capital of the royal colony there and named the town Annapolis after Princess Anne, soon to be the Queen of Great Britain; it was incorporated as a city in 1708.

From the middle of the 18th century until the War of Independence Annapolis was noted for its wealthy and cultivated society. The Maryland Gazette, which became an important weekly journal, was founded there by Jonas Green in 1745; in 1769 a theatre was opened; during this period also the commerce was considerable, but declined rapidly after Baltimore, with its deeper harbor, was made a port of entry in 1780. Water trades such as oyster-packing, boatbuilding and sailmaking became the city's chief industries. Currently, Annapolis is home to a large ...More...
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