Maryland Statehouse - View this location on map Serving as the Nation's capitol from 1783-1784, the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War, was ratified here by the Continental Congress (1784) and George Washington officially resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief in this building. The Annapolis Convention met here (1786), from which grew the Convention to draw up the United States Constitution in Philadelphia. It is the oldest building in the Nation which remains in active use as a State government seat. State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland Historical

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