Annapolis, Maryland

Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It has a population of 36,408 (July 2006 est.), and it is situated at the mouth of the Severn River which flows into the Chesapeake Bay, 26 miles (42 km) south of Baltimore and about 29 miles (47 km) east of Washington D.C. Annapolis is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The city was the temporary capital of the United States in 1783–1794 and the site of the Annapolis Peace Conference, held in November 2007, at the United States Naval Academy. St. John’s College is also in Annapolis.