The Oldest State House in the nation still in legislative use.
Capital of the United States from November 1983-August 1984.
Location where Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris to end the Revolutionary War.
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The “dome” is made of Cypress, brought from the eastern shore, and there were no nails used to put it together.
When they replaced the acorn at the base of the lightning rod they had people create 32 different picees of it all across the state and then assembled it at the top.