Annapolis, Maryland, USA
1895 - Annapolis

Annapolis, a city, port of entry, and the capital of Mary land and of Anne Arundel co., is on the S.W. bank of the Severn River, 2 or 3 miles from its entrance into Chesapeake Bay, 30 miles S. by E. from Baltimore, and about 40 miles by railroad E. by N. from Washington. Lat. 38° 58' 50" N.; lon. 76° 30' W. It is a terminus of the Annapolis, Washington & Baltimore Railroad, which connects with the Washington Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It contains the governor's house, a fine state-house, 6 churches, 2 national banks, the United States Naval Academy, St. John's College (which was founded in 1789), a house of the Redemptorists, a convent, &c. One daily and 6 weekly newspapers are published here. The naval academy was established here in 1845, was removed during the civil war, and was re-established in 1865. Annapolis has 12 oyster packing establishments. This town was founded about 1649, and was first called Providence. In 1708 it was chartered as a city, and received the name of Annapolis in honor of Queen Anne. Pop. in 1880, 6642; in 1890, 7604.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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