Duanedoberman t1_j6khsj1 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:36 PM

Reply to comment by funhouse7 in Today I learned the first overseas Consulate of the United States was in Liverpool, established in 1790! by Seahawk124

Embassies are in capital cities, and consulates are outside capital cities.

I stand to be corrected, but I think the consulate in Liverpool was opened before the embassy in London.

Lots of American sailors were coming to Liverpool, and most were illiterate, hence the massive gold Eagle to identify the consulate.

Seahawk124 OP t1_j6kokh4 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:24 AM

>Yes, the consulate did stood on the quayside of Steers Dock and the Pool of Liverpool. The quayside is now a couple hundred yards West now. The building was decorated with a golden bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States and a reassuring sign to American sailors or travellers arriving at Liverpool docks.