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Peggy Stewart was a Maryland cargo vessel burned on October 19, 1774, in Annapolis as a punishment for contravening the boycott on tea imports which had been imposed in retaliation for the British occupation of Boston following the Boston Tea Party. This event became known as the "Annapolis Tea Party". [1]
The United States Naval Academy Museum is a public maritime museum in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. A part of the United States Naval Academy, it is located at Preble Hall on the Academy premises. The museum occupies 12,000 square feet (1,100 m 2) with four galleries.
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The Brigade Chapel is a focal point of the Academy and the city of Annapolis. The chapel is an important feature which led to the Academy being designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961. Traditionally, new third-class midshipmen become "Youngsters" when they sight the chapel dome upon returning from their summer cruise.
Maryland has filed a lawsuit vs. the owners of the cargo ship that collided with and took down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.
In 1868, Maryland founded the Maryland Oyster Police Force, nicknamed the Oyster Navy, which was the predecessor of the modern Maryland Natural Resources Police.It was headed by Naval Academy graduate Hunter Davidson and was responsible for enforcing the state's oyster-harvesting laws, but it was an inadequate force to compete with the more heavily armed watermen.
A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of Old Ironsides, Naval Institute Press. p. 421. ISBN 1591145139 Book (snippit view) Tucker, Spencer C. (2004). Stephen Decatur: a life most bold and daring, Naval Institute Press, 2004 Annapolis, MD. p. 245. ISBN 1-55750-999-9 Book (par view) Whipple, Addison Beecher Colvin (2001).
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