Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Anne Arundel County stretches along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay in central Maryland, between the Baltimore and Washington areas. Annapolis, the state capital, is its county seat near the mouth of the Severn River. The county’s shoreline, tidal rivers and wooded inland neighborhoods have shaped settlement and maritime activity since the colonial period. Established in 1650, it includes historic waterfront communities as well as suburban areas tied to the state’s two largest metropolitan centers.