A history of Anne Arundel County in Maryland
Table of Contents
CHAPTER FIRST.
The Settlement of Maryland 1
CHAPTER SECOND.
The Founding of St. Mary's 6
CHAPTER THIRD.
The Erection of St. Mary's and Kent Counties 10
CHAPTER FOURTH.
Life Amongst the Early Settlers of Maryland 12
CHAPTER FIFTH.
The Administration of Margaret Brent 17
CHAPTER SIXTH.
Maryland a Prototype of England 19
CHAPTER SEVENTH.
The Settlement of Anne Arundel County 22
CHAPTER EIGHTH.
The Courts of Anne Arundel Established 24
CHAPTER NINTH.
The Puritans Refuse to Send Delegates to the Legislature of 1651 26
CHAPTER TENTH.
The First Settlers of Anne Arundel County 28
CHAPTER ELEVENTH.
The Animosities of the Old World Transplanted in the New 30
CHAPTER TWELFTH.
Providence Sends a Petition to the Commissioners of the Commonwealth 32
CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
Cromwell's Commissioners Reduce Maryland 31
CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.
The Battle of the Severn 37
CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.
The Strong Characters in Anne Arundel Force the Hand of Government 41
CHAPTER SIXTEENTH.
The Religious Element in the County and the Development of Anne Arundel 42
CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH.
Anne Arundel Refuses to Sanction the Overthrow op Lord Baltimore's Government 46
CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH.
The Religious Element in Anne Arundel from the Protestant Revolution to the American Revolution — 1689-1776 49
CHAPTER NINETEENTH.
Patriotism in Anne Arundel 55
CHAPTER TWENTIETH.
Annapolis Becomes the Chief City of the Province 61
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
Strange Antics of Visiting Provincial Commissioners 64
CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND.
"The Athens of America" 69
CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD.
A Quaint Incident that Led to Important Results 73
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURTH.
Anne Arundel During the Revolutionary War 74
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIFTH.
A Revolutionary Fight in Anne Arundel 81
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH.
Leading Events in Anne Arundel County from the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812 82
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENTH.
Annapolis a Centre of National Interest 87
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTH.
The Naval Academy Established at Annapolis 88
CHAPTEll TWENTY NINTH.
Anne Arundel from the Civil War to the Present 90
CHAPTER THIRTIETH.
The Reception op the Remains op John Paul Jones 94
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST.
War Scenes in Annapolis 96
CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND.
A Plaintive Story in the History of Annapolis 99
CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD.
The Geology of Anne Arundel County 100
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH.
The Indians op Anne Arundel 102
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH.
The Three State Houses in Annapolis 104
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH.
Schools and Education in Anne Arundel 106
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH.
Towns in Anne Arundel 107
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH.
Annapolis and Anne Arundel the Resort of Excursionists 115
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH.
The Area and Population of Anne Arundel 117
CHAPTER FORTIETH.
Old Fashions Disappear in Anne Arundel 118
CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST.
Conditions in Anne Arundel 119
CHAPTER FORTY-SECOND.
Legislative Scenes in Annapolis 122
CHAPTER FORTY-THIRD.
The Political, Educational and Historic Status of Anne Arundel County 135
CHAPTER FORTY-FOURTH.
A Galaxy op Illustrious Citizens of Anne Arundel 138
CHAPTER FORTY-FIFTH.
Public Buildings, Churches, and Ancient Landmarks 146
CHAPTER FORTY-SIXTH.
The Lost Landmarks of Anne Arundel County 155
CHAPTER FORTY-SEVENTH.
The Ancient Belief in Witches and Apparitions 157
CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHTH.
Progress of the Improvements at the Naval Academy 161
CHAPTER FORTY-NINTH.
St. Anne's Parish — 1692-1906 162
CHAPTER FIFTIETH.
"Improvement" the Watchword of the Public Schools of Anne Arundel County 168
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Maryland was settled under the auspices of a charter granted by King Charles the First of England, to Cecelius Calvert, second Baron of Baltimore, on the 20th of June, 1632. A charter had been written for George Calvert, the father of Ceclius, the first Lord Baltimore — but, before it had passed into the hands of Lord Baltimore, he died. The Province was named in compliment to Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles the First.
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