Spa Creek - over this body of water an annual battle occurs between Annapolis and the Maritime Republic of Easport -The Tug-O-War! Billed as the longest "international" tug-o-war over a body of water in the world, it's all in great fun, music, food and parties.
The building on the foreground is the Charles Carroll House, the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, to be precise. All signers of the document were automatically guilty of sedition against King George III, a crime punishable by torture and death. Since the name Charles Carroll, was, at that time a common name in the colonies, he appended it with "of Carrollton", minimizing the risk to anyone of the same name being captured and punished.
The steeple in the background belongs to the Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or as it is locally known, St. Mary's.
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