State Of Maryland
1776–1964
General Washington resigned his commission at Annapolis, December 23, 1783. American Revolution officially ended by Congress meeting in Annapolis, January 14, 1783. District of Columbia given to Nation, 1791. Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner," Baltimore, September, 1814. Nation's first national highway, railroad, and telegraph established in Maryland.
Marker can be reached from John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Interstate 95) north of Maryland Route 543, in the median.
Courtesy hmdb.org
