The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to District of Columbia: Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, in the United States of America, was founded on July 16, 1790, after the inauguration of City of Washington, the new capital of the country. The area given to District of Columbia, was originally ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act; however, in 1846, the retrocession of the District of Columbia, meant that the area of which was ceded by Virginia was returned, leaving of territory originally ceded by Maryland as the current area of the District in its entirety. The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity. It is for this reason that everything within its boundaries is legally the District of Columbia.

General reference

* Names ** Common name: Washington, D.C. ** Official name: District of Columbia ** Abbreviations and name codes *** Postal symbol: DC *** ISO 3166-2 code: US-DC *** Internet second-level domain: .dc.us * Adjectivals: ** District of Columbia ** District ** DC * Demonym: Washingtonian

Geography of Washington, D.C.

* The District of Columbia is: The federal capital district of the United States of America * Location **

Northern hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

** Western hemisphere ***

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

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North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

***** Anglo America ***** Northern America ****** United States of America *******

Contiguous United States The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...

******** Eastern United States *********

East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...

– even though the District of Columbia does not include any coastline, it is generally considered to be part of the Eastern Seaboard region. **********

Northeast megalopolis The Northeast megalopolis, also known as the Northeast Corridor, Acela Corridor, Boston–Washington corridor, or BosWash, is the world's largest megalopolis in terms of economic output and the second most populous megalopolis in the United St ...

********* Mid-Atlantic states * Population of Washington, D.C.: 601,723 (2010 U.S. Census) * Area of Washington, D.C.: 63.8 mi sq

Geographic features of Washington, D.C.

Atlantic coastal plain The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Afr ...

* Atlantic Seaboard fall line *

Boundary Channel Boundary Channel is a channel off the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The channel begins at the northwestern tip of Columbia Island extends southward between Columbia Island and the Virginia shoreline. It curves around the southern tip of Colum ...

Buzzard Point Buzzard Point is an urbanized area located on the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers in the southwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. History The earliest documented name for the tip of the peninsula that no ...

Capitol Hill Capitol Hill, in addition to being a metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential neighborhood in Washington, D.C., stretching easterly in front of the United States Capitol along wide avenues. It is one of the ...

* Columbia Island * Georgetown Reservoir *

Hains Point Hains Point is located at the southern tip of East Potomac Park between the main branch of the Potomac River and the Washington Channel in southwest Washington, D.C.Map, National Mall Plan Study Area, Area of Potential Effect, United States D ...

* Dalecarlia Reservoir * McMillan Reservoir *

Meridian Hill Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is a structured urban park located in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Columbia Heights; it also abuts the nearby neighborhood of Adams Morgan. The park was designed and built between 1912 a ...

* Piedmont (United States) * Southwest Waterfront * Theodore Roosevelt Island * Rivers of Washington, D.C. * Three Sisters * Tidal Basin * Washington Channel

Places in Washington, D.C.

* Historic places in Washington, D.C. ** Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia ** Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ** Jefferson Pier **

National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 75 National Historic Landmarks. The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, a ...

** National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C. *** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. *** National Register of Historic Places listings in Northeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C. *** National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C. *** National Register of Historic Places listings in Southwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. *** National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. **

National Monument A national monument is a monument constructed in order to commemorate something of importance to national heritage, such as a country's founding, independence, war, or the life and death of a historical figure. The term may also refer to a spec ...

s in Washington, D.C. *** President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home * National Natural Landmarks in Washington, D.C.: none * Bridges in Washington, D.C. ** 11th Street Bridges **

14th Street Bridges The 14th Street bridges refers to the three bridges near each other that cross the Potomac River, connecting Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. Sometimes the two nearby rail bridges are included as part of the 14th Street bridge complex. ...

** Arlington Memorial Bridge ** Boulder Bridge **

Boundary Channel Bridge Boundary Channel is a channel off the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The channel begins at the northwestern tip of Columbia Island extends southward between Columbia Island and the Virginia shoreline. It curves around the southern tip of Colum ...

** Chain Bridge ** Connecticut Avenue Bridge (Klingle Valley Bridge) ** Dunbarton Bridge **

Francis Scott Key Bridge Francis Scott Key Bridge, Key Bridge, or FSK Bridge can refer to: *Francis Scott Key Bridge (Baltimore), a bridge carrying Interstate 695 which crosses the outer harbor of Baltimore, Maryland *Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington) The Francis Sc ...

** Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge ** Kutz Memorial Bridge ** New York Avenue Bridge ** Theodore Roosevelt Bridge **

Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge The Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge conveys Pennsylvania Avenue across Rock Creek and the adjoining Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, between the neighborhoods of Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Northwest Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania Avenue terminate ...

Ross Drive Bridge The Ross Drive Bridge is a historic bridge located in the Washington, D.C. portion of Rock Creek Park, an urban national park listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ross Drive Bridge was originally constructed as a timber bridge in ...

William Howard Taft Bridge The Taft Bridge (also known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge or William Howard Taft Bridge) is a historic bridge located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It carries Connecticut Avenue over the Rock Creek gorge, including Rock Cree ...

Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (also known as the Woodrow Wilson Bridge or the Wilson Bridge) is a bascule bridge that spans the Potomac River between the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia, and Oxon Hill in Prince George's County, M ...

Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., are distinguished by their history, culture, architecture, demographics, and geography. The names of 131 neighborhoods are unofficially defined by the D.C. Office of Planning. Neighborhoods can be defined by t ...

* National Parks in Washington, D.C. (official units of the U.S. National Park System) ** Benjamin Banneker Park **

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site at 1538 9th Street NW, in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., preserves the home of Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950). Woodson, the founder of Black History Month, was an African-American histo ...

Battleground National Cemetery Battleground National Cemetery is a military burial ground, located along Georgia Avenue near Fort Stevens, in Washington, D.C.'s Brightwood neighborhood. The cemetery is managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of ...

** Clara Barton Parkway ** Constitution Gardens ** East Potomac Park ** Ford's Theatre National Historic Site **

Fort Circle Parks The Civil War Defenses of Washington were a group of Union Army fortifications that protected the federal capital city, Washington, D.C., from invasion by the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War (see Washington, D.C., in the Amer ...

** Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial ** Frederick Douglass National Historic Site ** Freedom Plaza ** Korean War Veterans Memorial **

Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the ...

Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac is located on Columbia Island (renamed Lady Bird Johnson Park in 1968), in Washington, D.C. The presidential memorial honors the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson. Th ...

** Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site ** National Capital Parks *** Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park *** George Washington Memorial Parkway ***

National Capital Parks-East National Capital Parks-East (NACE) is an administrative grouping of multiple National Park Service sites east of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., and in the state of Maryland. These sites include:Those not noted as official units are ...

*** National Mall and Memorial Parks ****

National Mall The National Mall is a Landscape architecture, landscaped park near the Downtown, Washington, D.C., downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States. It contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institut ...

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President's Park President's Park, located in Downtown Washington, D.C., encompasses the White House and includes the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the Treasury Building, and grounds; the White House Visitor Center; Lafayette Square; and The Ellipse. Pr ...

**** Lafayette Square **** The Ellipse **** White House *** Rock Creek Park ** Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site ** Theodore Roosevelt Island **

Thomas Jefferson Memorial The Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial built in Washington, D.C. between 1939 and 1943 in honor of Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence, a central intellectual force behind the Am ...

** Vietnam Veterans Memorial ** Washington Monument ** West Potomac Park ** World War II Memorial * United States Capitol Complex ** Union Square *** Capitol Reflecting Pool *** Ulysses S. Grant Memorial ** United States Botanic Garden ** United States Capitol ***'' Apotheosis of Democracy'' ***

Hall of Columns The Hall of Columns is a more than hallway lined with 28 fluted columns in the south wing extension of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. It is also the gallery for 18 statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection. History The " ...

*** National Statuary Hall *** National Statuary Hall Collection *** Old Senate Chamber *** Old Supreme Court Chamber ***''

Statue of Freedom The ''Statue of Freedom'', also known as ''Armed Freedom'' or simply ''Freedom'', is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford (1814–1857) that, since 1863, has crowned the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Originally ...

'' *** United States Capitol crypt *** United States Capitol dome *** United States Capitol rotunda *** United States Senate chamber ***

Washington's Tomb (United States Capitol) Washington's Tomb is an empty burial chamber two stories directly below the Rotunda of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Washington, DC. It was included in the original design of the building by William Thornton and intended t ...

** United States Capitol Visitor Center ** United States National Arboretum * Washington Aqueduct

Environment of Washington, D.C.

* Climate of Washington, D.C. **

Hurricanes in Washington, D.C. A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depend ...

** Tornados in Washington, D.C. *

Superfund sites in Washington, D.C. Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Subdivisions of Washington, D.C.

* District of Columbia's At-large congressional district * District of Columbia census statistical areas

Quadrants of Washington, D.C.

Northwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sep ...

, Washington, D.C. *

Northeast The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

, Washington, D.C. * Southeast, Washington, D.C. * Southwest, Washington, D.C.

Neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.

The District of Columbia is divided into eight wards and 37 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) within these wards.

=Ward 1

Adams Morgan Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., centered at the intersection of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road, about 1.5 miles (2.54 km) north of the White House. Notable establishments in the neighborhood include the ...

• Columbia Heights • Kalorama • LeDroit Park • Mount Pleasant • Park View • Pleasant Plains •

Shaw Shaw may refer to: Places Australia *Shaw, Queensland Canada *Shaw Street, a street in Toronto England *Shaw, Berkshire, a village *Shaw, Greater Manchester, a location in the parish of Shaw and Crompton *Shaw, Swindon, a List of United Kingdom ...

=Ward 2

Burleith Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., United States. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover Archbold Park to the west ...

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Downtown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...

• Dupont Circle • Foggy Bottom • Georgetown • Sheridan Kalorama • Logan Circle • Mount Vernon Square •

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West End West End most commonly refers to: * West End of London, an area of central London, England * West End theatre, a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London, England West End may also refer to: Pl ...

=Ward 3

= American University Park • Berkley •

Cathedral Heights Cathedral Heights is a small, affluent residential neighborhood located in the upper Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. It is approximately bounded by Woodley Road to the north, Fulton Street to the south, Wisconsin Avenue to the east, and G ...

• Chevy Chase • Cleveland Park •

Colony Hill Colony Hill is a small neighborhood located in the southwest corner of Glover Archbold Park in Northwest Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument an ...

• Forest Hills • Foxhall • Friendship Heights • Glover Park • Kent • Massachusetts Heights • McLean Gardens • North Cleveland Park • Observatory Circle • The Palisades • Potomac Heights • Spring Valley •

Tenleytown Tenleytown is a historic neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C. History In 1790, locals began calling the neighborhood "Tennally's Town" after area tavern owner John Tennally. Over time, the spelling has evolved and by the 19th century th ...

• Wakefield •

Wesley Heights Wesley Heights is a small affluent neighborhood of Washington, D.C. situated south of Spring Valley. Wesley Heights was founded in 1890 by a land speculation group led by John Waggaman and funded primarily by Charles C. Glover; Wesley Height ...

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Woodland-Normanstone Terrace Woodland Normanstone is a small, residential neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., adjoining the larger neighborhoods of Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, and Observatory Circle. The Woodland Normanstone neighborhood is bounded on ...

• Woodley Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 1)

=Ward 4

Barnaby Woods Barnaby Woods is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C.,Brightwood •

Brightwood Park Brightwood Park is a small neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C. in the United States. The neighborhood is bounded by Georgia Avenue NW to the west, Missouri Avenue NW to the northeast and Kennedy Street NW to the south. More recently, areas ...

• Chevy Chase (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 3) • Colonial Village • Crestwood • Fort Totten • Hawthorne • Manor Park •

Petworth Petworth is a small town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Chichester (district), Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located at the junction of the A272 road, A272 east–west road from Heathfield, East Sussex ...

• Riggs Park •

Lamond-Riggs Riggs Park, also known as ''"Lamond Riggs"'', is a residential neighborhood in Ward 4 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Riggs Park is contained between Eastern Avenue N.E. to the east, Riggs Road N.E. to the south, North Capitol Street N.W. to the ...

• Shepherd Park • Sixteenth Street Heights • Takoma

=Ward 5

Arboretum An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...

• Bloomingdale • Brentwood • Brookland • Carver Langston • Eckington • Edgewood •

Fort Lincoln Fort Lincoln may refer to: *Fort Abraham Lincoln, an old military post near Mandan, North Dakota, now a state park *Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, former military post and internment camp near Bismarck *Fort Lincoln (Kansas) *Fort Lincoln (Texas), fo ...

• Fort Totten (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) • Gateway • Ivy City • Riggs Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) • Langdon • Michigan Park • North Michigan Park • Pleasant Hill • Stronghold/Metropolis View • Trinidad • Truxton Circle • Woodridge

=Ward 6

Barney Circle Barney Circle is a small residential neighborhood located between the west bank of the Anacostia River and the eastern edge of Capitol Hill in southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The neighborhood is characterized by its sense of comm ...

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Chinatown A Chinatown () is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa and Austra ...

• Judiciary Square • Kingman Park • Navy Yard/Near Southeast •

Near Northeast Near Northeast is a neighborhood in Northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by North Capitol Street to the west, Florida Avenue to the north, F Street to the south, and 15th Street to the east. History Early history It is believed that the g ...

• Penn Quarter •

NoMa Noma, NoMa, or NOMA may refer to: Places * NoMa, the area North of Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., US ** NoMa–Gallaudet U station, on Washington Metro * Noma, Florida, US * NOMA, Manchester, a redevelopment in England * Noma Distric ...

, Washington, D.C. • Southwest Federal Center • Southwest Waterfront •

Sursum Corda The ''Sursum corda'' (Latin: "Lift up your hearts" or literally, "Upwards hearts") is the opening dialogue to the Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer or Anaphora in Christian liturgies, dating back at least to the third century and the Anaphor ...

• Swampoodle • Union Station

=Ward 7

Benning Heights Benning Heights is a residential neighborhood located in northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by East Capitol Street to the south, Brooks Street NE to the north, 44th Street NE and Benning Road NE to the west, and Division Avenue NE to the eas ...

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Benning Ridge Benning Ridge is a residential neighborhood located in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Fort Chaplin Park to the northwest, Southern Avenue to the south, Benning Road to the east, and Ridge Road SE to the west. Benning Ridge is an unus ...

• Benning • Burrville • Capitol View • Civic Betterment • Deanwood • Dupont Park •

Eastland Gardens Eastland Gardens is a small residential neighborhood, located in northeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Eastern Avenue NE to the north, the Watts Branch Tributary to the south, CSX Transportation tracks to the east and the Anacostia River to ...

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Fairfax Village Fairfax Village is a small neighborhood of garden apartments and townhouses located in southeast Washington, D.C. in the Hillcrest area. It is bound by Alabama Avenue SE to the northwest, Pennsylvania Avenue SE to the northeast, Suitland Road ...

• Fairlawn • Fort Davis • Fort Dupont • Good Hope • Grant Park • Greenway • Hillbrook • Hillcrest • Kenilworth • Kingman Park • Lincoln Heights • Mahaning Heights •

Marshall Heights Marshall Heights is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by East Capitol Street, Central Avenue SE, Southern Avenue, Fitch Street SE, and Benning Road SE. It was an undeveloped rural area occupied by extensiv ...

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Mayfair Mayfair is an affluent area in the West End of London towards the eastern edge of Hyde Park, in the City of Westminster, between Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly and Park Lane. It is one of the most expensive districts in the world. ...

• Naylor Gardens • Penn Branch • Randle Highlands • River Terrace •

Skyland ''Skyland'' (full French title: "Skyland, Le Nouveau Monde", or "Skyland, The New World"), is a CGI animated series developed in France in partnership with Canada and Luxembourg for television channels France 2 in France, Teletoon in Canada, Nic ...

• Summit Park • Twining

=Ward 8

= Anacostia • Barry Farm • Bellevue • Buena Vista • Congress Heights • Douglass • Fairlawn • Garfield Heights • Knox Hill •

Shipley Terrace Shipley Terrace, formerly known as Randle Heights, is a large residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., bordering Prince George's County, Maryland. The neighborhood, named after a former public housing complex in the neighborho ...

• Washington Highlands • Woodland

Demography of Washington, D.C.

* Political party strength in Washington, D.C.

Government and politics of Washington, D.C.

* Elections in the District of Columbia * List of District of Columbia symbols

Structure of the government of Washington, D.C.

* District of Columbia home rule ** There are two committees in the United States Congress that oversee the District of Columbia: *** The

United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform The Committee on Oversight and Reform is the main investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. The committee's broad jurisdiction and legislative authority make it one of the most influential and powerful panels in the ...

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which is the successor committee to the United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, and *** The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs * United States congressional delegations from the District of Columbia (one non-voting delegate)

Branches of the government of Washington, D.C.

=Executive branch of the government of Washington, D.C.

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Mayor of Washington, D.C. The mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia, in the United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce district laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed ...

** Advisory Neighborhood Commissions

=Legislative branch of the government of

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Council of the District of Columbia The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the local government of the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States. As permitted in the United States Constitution, the district is not part of any U.S. state ...

=Judicial branch of the government of Washington, D.C.

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District of Columbia Court of Appeals The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia, in the United States. Established in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its authority is derived from the United States Congr ...

(equivalent to a state supreme court) ** Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Law and order in Washington, D.C.

Cannabis in Washington, D.C. In Washington, D.C., cannabis is legal for both medical use and recreational use for possession, personal use, cultivation, transportation and gifting, and for retail sale once a regulatory system is implemented following an affirmative vote b ...

Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington, D.C., is directly related to the city's demographics, geography, and unique criminal justice system. The District's population reached a peak of 802,178 in 1950. Shortly after that, the city began losing residents, and by 19 ...

* Gun laws in Washington, D.C. *

Law enforcement in Washington, D.C. This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,2 ...

** Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia *

Recognition of same-sex unions in the District of Columbia In the District of Columbia, same-sex marriage has been legal since March 3, 2010. On December 18, 2009, Mayor Adrian Fenty signed a bill passed by the D.C. Council on December 15 legalizing same-sex marriage. Following the signing, the measu ...

* Voting rights in the District of Columbia

Military in Washington, D.C.

* District of Columbia National Guard * Military District of Washington * Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region

History of Washington, D.C.

* L'Enfant Plan * District of Columbia retrocession * Residence Act

History of the District of Columbia, by period

* Indigenous peoples * American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 ** United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ** Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 *

State of Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to it ...

, (1776–1791) * Commonwealth of Virginia, (1776–1791) * District of Columbia since March 3, 1791 ** President

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

signs An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States on July 16, 1790 ** President

proclaims location of the district for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States on January 24, 1791 ** President

signs An Act to amend "An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States" on March 3, 1791 ** President John Adams moves into new White House on November 1, 1800 ** Sixth United States Congress meets in new United States Capitol on November 17, 1800 ** War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815 *** Burning of Washington, August 24–25, 1814 *** Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814 ** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 ** Retrocession of the District of Columbia, 1847 **

Know-Nothing Riot The term Know-Nothing Riot has been used to refer to a number of political uprisings of the Nativist American Know Nothing Party in the United States of America during the mid-19th century. These anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic protests culminate ...

, 1857 ** American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 *** District of Columbia in the American Civil War ***

Assassination Assassination is the murder of a prominent or important person, such as a head of state, head of government, politician, world leader, member of a royal family or CEO. The murder of a celebrity, activist, or artist, though they may not have ...

of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 **** President Lincoln dies on April 15, 1865 ** Streetcars in the District of Columbia, 1862–1962 **

of President James A. Garfield on July 2, 1881 *** President Garfield dies on September 19, 1881 ** Protest marches on Washington, D.C. since 1894 ** McMillan Plan, 1901 ** United States Capitol shooting incident on March 1, 1954 ** Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969 *** March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963 **** Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his ''

I Have a Dream "I Have a Dream" is a public speech that was delivered by American civil rights activist and Baptist minister, Martin Luther King Jr., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. In the speech, King called ...

'' speech *** President

Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

signs the National Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 ** Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, 1960–1961 ** District of Columbia riots of 1968 ** District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 ** United States Senate bombing of 1983 ** United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998 ** Attacks on the United States, including the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001

Culture of Washington, D.C.

* Architecture of Washington, D.C. ** Tallest buildings in Washington, D.C. * Museums in Washington, D.C. * People from Washington, D.C. * Scouting in Washington, D.C. *

Symbols of the District of Columbia This is a list of symbols of the District of Columbia. Insignia Species Geology Culture See also * Outline of the District of Columbia References {{State symbols Symbols * District of Columbia ) , image_skyline ...

** Flag of the District of Columbia ** Great Seal of the District of Columbia

The Arts in Washington, D.C.

* Music of Washington, D.C. * Outdoor sculpture in Washington, D.C. *

Theater in Washington, D.C. This list of theaters and entertainment venues in Washington, D.C. includes present-day opera houses and theaters, cabarets, music halls and other places of live entertainment in Washington, D.C. Current theaters Producing theaters *Adve ...

Sports in Washington, D.C.

Economy and infrastructure of Washington, D.C.

* Communications in Washington, D.C. ** District of Columbia Public Library **

Media in Washington, D.C. This article gives an overview of the media in Washington, D.C., United States. Newspapers ''The Washington Post'' is the oldest-surviving and currently the most-read daily newspaper in Washington, with a strong reputation across the U.S. It is ...

*** Newspapers in Washington, D.C. ***

Radio stations in Washington, D.C. The Washington metropolitan area is currently the seventh-largest radio market in the United States. While most stations originate within Washington, D.C. proper, this list includes also stations that originate from Northern Virginia and Annapoli ...

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Television stations in Washington, D.C. Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

** Telephone service in Washington, D.C. *** Area code 202 * Healthcare in Washington, D.C. ** Hospitals in Washington, D.C. * Transportation in Washington, D.C. ** Metrobus *** Metrobus routes in Washington, D.C. ** Airports in Washington, D.C.: ''none'' ** Rail transport in Washington, D.C. *** Railroads in Washington, D.C. ***

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*** Baltimore-Washington D.C. Maglev (proposed project) **

Roads in Washington, D.C. The streets and highways of Washington, D.C., form the core of the city's surface transportation infrastructure. Given that it is a planned city, streets in the capital of the United States follow a distinctive layout and addressing scheme. Ther ...

*** Circles in Washington, D.C. *** Washington, D.C. numbered highways * Water in Washington, D.C. ** Washington Aqueduct ** District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ** Lead contamination in Washington, D.C. drinking water

Education in Washington, D.C.

* Schools in Washington, D.C. ** District of Columbia Public Schools ***

High schools in Washington, D.C. High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift to ...

** Colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.

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