Celebrate America’s 250th at an original capital of the United States! Event details can be found on the 250th page:

IMMERSE YOURSELF IN HISTORY at the William Paca House and Garden, a five-part Georgian mansion built in the 1760s for William Paca, one of Maryland’s four Signers of the Declaration of Independence and the state’s third governor.  Restored to its original splendor using details drawn from historic artwork and archaeological excavations, visitors can explore the terraced landscape’s formal parterres, naturalistic wilderness, and practical kitchen garden and view a unique collection of native and heirloom plants. The charming Summerhouse serves as the garden’s focal point, beckoning visitors to cross a latticework bridge over a fish-shaped pond.

Currently the state capital of Maryland, USA, Annapolis served as the seat of the Confederation Congress, formerly the Second Continental Congress, and temporary national capital of the United States in 1783–1784. At that time, General George Washington came before the body convened in the new Maryland State House and resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army. A month later, the Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris of 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War, with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. The city and state capitol was also the site of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which issued a call to the states to send delegates for the Constitutional Convention to be held the following year in Philadelphia. (source: Wikipedia)