Gallery - Outside DC - Virginia and Maryland

Summer 2004

Annapolis, Maryland - June 20, 2004

Annapolis is the capital of Maryland, home to the U.S. Naval Academy, and was the capitol of the United States from November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784.

Main Street	Maryland State House Built 1772-1779. Capitol of the United States, November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784. “In this State House, oldest in the nation still in legislative use, General George Washington resigned his commission before the Continental Congress December 23, 1783. Here, January 14, 1784, Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War and, May 7, 1784, appointed Thomas Jefferson minister plenipoteniary. From here, September 14, 1786, the Annapolis Convention issued the call to the states that led to the Constitutional Convention.”	Maryland State House Square This square commemorates the 200th anniversary on December 12, 1978, of the Court of Appeals of Maryland - the state's highest court. The court sat in the State House from 1789 to 1903, moving to a building in this square from 1903 to 1972.
Carroll House Birthplace of Charles Carroll (1737-1832), the only Roman Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and the last of the signers to die.	St. Mary's Catholic Church Built from 1858 to 1860 on property donated by the Carrolls.	St. Mary's Catholic Church

Norfolk, VA & The Great Dismal Swamp - July 31 - August 1, 2004

USS Wisconsin Downtown Norfolk, VA	USS Wisconsin Downtown Norfolk, VA "Berthed alongside on the Elizabeth River, the mighty 888-foot ship was built in 1943 and saw duty in the Pacific during World War II. It was recalled from mothballs to fight in the Korean and Gulf wars. It is once again on inactive reserve status, meaning it can be recalled to duty within 3 months." (Frommers)	MacArthur Memorial Norfolk's Old City Hall Norfolk, VA
Zero Mile Stone Norfolk, VA "Point of measurement for distances from Norfolk on highways of the United States. Erected by the Boy Scouts of Norfolk February 8 1929."	MacArthur Statue Norfolk, VA	Crypt of Douglas and Jean MacArthur MacArthur Memorial Norfolk, VA
MacArthur Memorial Norfolk, VA	MacArthur Memorial Norfolk, VA	Great Dismal Swamp "The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is located in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The refuge consists of over 111,000 acres of forested wetlands. Lake Drummond, a 3,100 acre natural lake, is located in the heart of the swamp."
North Carolina - Virginia Border Note the dark and foreboding path north to Virginia.	North Carolina - Virginia Border	North Carolina
North Carolina	Great Dismal Swamp Canal	Norfolk Naval Base
Norfolk Naval Base	Norfolk Naval Base	McDonalds Norfolk Naval Base
Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach, VA

Manassas National Battlefield - August 8, 2004

The First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) was fought here on July 21, 1861.
In this first battle of the Civil War, “many citizens and congressmen with
wine and picnic baskets followed the army into the field to watch what all expected
would be a colorful show.”

The Second Battle was fought here August 28-30, 1862.
“The naive enthusiasm that preceded the earlier encounter was gone. War was not the
holiday outing or grand adventure envisioned by the young recruits of 1861.”

A Deer!	Cannon Overlooking Battlefield and the Henry House	A Deer and a Bird!
Cannon Overlooking Battlefield	Henry Hill Monument “Union soldiers built Henry Hill Monument to commemorate those who died at First Bull Run (Manassas). For many Civil War veterans this had been their first battle. Intense memories drew both Union and Confederate soldiers back to this scene years after the war.”	Stone House The house served as a field hospital during First and Second Manassas.
Cannon Overlooking Battlefield	Stonewall Jackson Monument	Stone Bridge Second Battle - “under cover of darkness, the defeated Union army withdrew across Bull Run in this vicinity toward Centreville and the Washington defenses beyond. Lee's bold and brilliant Second Manassas campaign opened the way for the South's first invasion of the north and possible European recognition of the Confederate government.”