#OnThisDay in 1783, George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Read about an early effort to restore the room where this happened in an age when modernization was more the thing. DeCourcy W. Thom wrote “The Restoration of the Old Senate Chamber in Annapolis” for the “Maryland Historical Magazine” (2.4, June 1907) and was actually involved in this effort to preserve an important part of our country’s history. Click on the "Maryland Historical Magazine Article" tab in our bio link to read the article. Image: “State House at Annapolis in 1789,” lithograph by Edward Weber & Co., 1789. Maryland Center for History and Culture, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Small Print – Subject Collection #OTD #GeorgeWashington #MarylandStateHouse #MarylandHistory #MDHistory #Maryland #Annapolis #ThisDayinHistory #MarylandHistoricalMagazine #MdHM #Throwback