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The United States: District of Columbia
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The United States: District of Columbia
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What's so special about District of Columbia? Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a federal district to become the national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. The District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. It was formed from land along the Potomac River donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846.A new capital city named after George Washington was founded in 1791 to the east of the preexisting port of Georgetown. Congress consolidated the City of Washington, Georgetown, and the remaining unincorporated area within the District under a single municipal government in 1871. The city shares its name with the U.S. Find out more about District of Columbia now ...
| Author: Joesph Smith |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Apr 07, 2012 |
| Number of Pages: 152 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1475118341 |
| ISBN-13: 9781475118346 |
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