MAP Officers
Wanda Nelson
President
(Vacant)
Vice President
Latisha Corey
Secretary
Carmella Davis Watkins
Treasurer
Susan Nolte
Director
Barbara Miller
Director
Paul M. Bessel
Immediate Past President
Maryland: Did You Know?
Maryland State House, Annapolis, Maryland
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Constructed in 1772, Maryland's state house is the oldest state house in the United States in continuous use. For nine months, the State House was the seat of the Continental Congress while it acted as the Revolutionary government.
It was here, on January 14, 1784, that the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War.
Lastly, it was here that George Washington officially resigned as Commander-in-Chief.
It was here, on January 14, 1784, that the Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, formally ending the Revolutionary War.
Lastly, it was here that George Washington officially resigned as Commander-in-Chief.
