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Annapolis MD

Annapolis is one of the oldest cities in the US, with many historic houses. This is the William Paca House, which dates to the 1760s.
Hammond Harwood House, 1774.
Chase Lloyd House, 1769.
James Brice House, 1767, now under extensive renovation.
Hogshead, early 1800s.
Colorful row houses.
Pinckney Street.
Sculpture of Alex Haley, author of Roots.
Ego Alley, where the people show off their yachts.
Main Street.
The Choptank.
Sunset on Main Street.

Maryland State Capitol

Annapolis MD

So I added Annapolis to my capitols list, and of course the dome is undergoing renovation.
Front of the Maryland State Capitol. This is one of the oldest state capitols.
This cannon dates to 1634, when it arrived from England and was mounted on the walls of the fort at Old St. Mary’s MD.
Ship’s bell from the USS Maryland, 1921.
Senate chamber.
House Chamber.
George Washington statue.
George Washington portrait.
Painting that depicts General George Washington resigning his command of the Continental Army at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783.
Benjamin Franklin bust.
Main foyer.
Looking up to the rotunda.
Frederick Douglass statue in the Old House of Delegates Chamber.
Harriett Tubman statue.
Maryland Governor’s House.

Fort McHenry

Baltimore MD

Fort McHenry at Baltimore MD is the location of the battle in the War of 1812 where Francis Scott Key wrote our national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner.
Francis Scott Key sculpture with the US flag in 1814.
Every morning at 10 AM, the rangers have a ceremony to raise the flag at the historic fort. On the morning we were there they raised a very large flag. There is a much larger flag that is raised on days when the winds are not too strong.
Audience patriciates in raising the flag.
Entry gate.
Historic buildings in the fort.
Captain’s quarters.
General George Armstead was the commander at Fort McHenry.
The magazine.

Charleston Sites

Historic Charleston City Market, dates from 1788-1804.
The market after hours.
Meeting Street
Pineapple Fountain
Pineapple Fountain at night.
Rainbow Row
St. Philip Church, oldest congregation in Charleston, dates to 1838.
St. Michael’s Church
St. Michael’s Church Cemetery, which contains the graves of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and John Rutlege, signers of the US Constitution.
Judge Nicholas Trott House, dates to 1709.
Heyward-Washington House, built 1772
United States Custom House
Sago Palm seed.
The Battery
Edmonston-Alston House, 1825
The architecture on East Battery is colorful and has a style similar to Savannah and New Orleans.

Sailing in Charleston Harbor

So on a beautiful Sunday afternoon we had a reservation for a sail on Charleston Harbor.
Raising the main sail.
Calm sea, beautiful warm day!
We were the only customers the captain had for this sail, so this was a private sail, which would normally cost a couple thousand dollars, but for us, just 2 regular price sailing tickets – $60 each!
The crew.
The captain.