The lightning rod constructed on the dome of the State House in Maryland was the largest Franklin lightning rod ever attached to a public or private building in Bens lifetime.
It was built in accord with Bens recommendations, and in the more than two hundred plus years ever since, has had only one recorded instance of a lightning strike: Three years ago today, July 1st, 2016: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said the Maryland State House in Annapolis was saved from a lightning strike by a 208-year-old original Ben Franklin lightning rod.
Ben Franklins original design for structural lightning protection. Courtesy The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.
The nations oldest State House was hit by lightning Friday evening [July 1st], triggering a sprinkler system in its historic dome. Fire officials said there was no smoke or fire in the building, no damages, and no one was injured.
The governor said that the lightning rod on the dome was constructed and grounded to Franklins exact specifications. He said at the time it was added to the building, it served as a powerful symbol of the independence and ingenuity of our young nation.
The pointed lightning rod placed on the Maryland State House and other buildings also is a symbol of the intellect and the inventiveness of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of our country, and the inventor of the miraculous lightning rod.
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