Before There W as D.C., There W as Annapolis Before Washington, D.C. became the Nation’s Capital, Annapolis stood at the heart of a new nation’s beginning as America’s first peacetime capital. Here, General George Washington laid down his sword, and Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, bringing the Revolutionary War to an end. Annapolis and Anne Arundel. Where America's Story Lives On. Plan your stay at: VisitAnnapolis.org .
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