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, 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

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in accordance with the

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; 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District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congre ...

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:

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: .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 **

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**** North America *****

Anglo America Anglo-America most often refers to a region in the Americas in which English is the main language and British culture and the British Empire have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact."Anglo-America", vol. 1, Micro ...

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Northern America Northern America is the northernmost subregion of North America. The boundaries may be drawn slightly differently. In one definition, it lies directly north of Middle America (including the Caribbean and Central America).Gonzalez, Joseph. 2 ...

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******* Contiguous United States ********

Eastern United States The Eastern United States, commonly referred to as the American East, Eastern America, or simply the East, is the region of the United States to the east of the Mississippi River. In some cases the term may refer to a smaller area or the East C ...

********* East Coast of the United States – 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 ********* 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 * Atlantic Seaboard fall line * Boundary Channel * Buzzard Point * Capitol Hill * Columbia Island *

Georgetown Reservoir The Georgetown Reservoir is a reservoir that provides water to the District of Columbia. Part of the city’s water supply and treatment infrastructure, it is located in the Palisades neighborhood, approximately two miles downstream from the Ma ...

* Hains Point *

Dalecarlia Reservoir Dalecarlia Reservoir is the primary storage basin for drinking water in Washington, D.C., fed by an underground aqueduct in turn fed by low dams which divert portions of the Potomac River near Great Falls and Little Falls. The reservoir is l ...

McMillan Reservoir The McMillan Reservoir is a reservoir in Washington, D.C. that supplies the majority of the city's municipal water. It was originally called the Howard University Reservoir or the Washington City Reservoir, and was completed in 1902 by the U.S. A ...

* Meridian Hill *

Piedmont (United States) The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the Eastern United States. It is situated between the Atlantic coastal plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New York in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedm ...

Southwest Waterfront The Southwest Waterfront is a mostly residential neighborhood in Southwest Washington, D.C. The Southwest quadrant is the smallest of Washington's four quadrants, and the Southwest Waterfront is one of only two residential neighborhoods in the ...

Theodore Roosevelt Island Theodore Roosevelt Island is an island and national memorial located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. During the Civil War, it was used as a training camp for the United States Colored Troops. The island was given to the federal gover ...

*List of rivers of Washington, D.C., Rivers of Washington, D.C. *Three Sisters (District of Columbia), 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 ** List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C., National Historic Landmarks in Washington, D.C. ** National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington, D.C. *** List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places 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 Northeast Quadrant, Washington, D.C. *** National Register of Historic Places listings in Southeast 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 Southwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. *** National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C., National Register of Historic Places listings in Northwest Quadrant, Washington, D.C. ** National Monument (United States), National Monuments 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 **Arlington Memorial Bridge **Boulder Bridge **Columbia Island (District of Columbia)#Early construction: Boundary Channel Bridge, Boundary Channel Bridge **Chain Bridge (Potomac River), Chain Bridge **Klingle Valley Bridge, Connecticut Avenue Bridge (Klingle Valley Bridge) **Dumbarton Bridge (Washington, D.C.), Dunbarton Bridge **Key Bridge (Washington, D.C.), Francis Scott Key Bridge **Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge **Kutz Memorial Bridge **New York Avenue Bridge (Anacostia River), New York Avenue Bridge **Theodore Roosevelt Bridge **Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge **Ross Drive Bridge **Taft Bridge, William Howard Taft Bridge **Woodrow Wilson Bridge, Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge * Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. * List of the United States National Park System official units, National Parks in Washington, D.C. (official units of the U.S. National Park System) ** Mythology and legacy of Benjamin Banneker#Benjamin Banneker Park and Memorial, Washington, D.C., Benjamin Banneker Park ** Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site ** Battleground National Cemetery ** Clara Barton Parkway ** Constitution Gardens ** East Potomac Park ** Ford's Theatre National Historic Site ** Civil War Defenses of Washington, Fort Circle Parks ** Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial ** Frederick Douglass National Historic Site ** Freedom Plaza ** Korean War Veterans Memorial ** Lincoln Memorial ** Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac ** 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 Mall and Memorial Parks **** National Mall ***President's Park ****Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C., Lafayette Square ****The Ellipse ****White House *** Rock Creek Park ** Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site **

** Thomas Jefferson Memorial ** Vietnam Veterans Memorial ** Washington Monument ** West Potomac Park ** National World War II Memorial, World War II Memorial *United States Capitol Complex **Union Square (Washington, D.C.), Union Square ***Capitol Reflecting Pool ***Ulysses S. Grant Memorial **United States Botanic Garden **United States Capitol ***''Apotheosis of Democracy'' ***Hall of Columns ***National Statuary Hall ***National Statuary Hall Collection ***Old Senate Chamber ***Old Supreme Court Chamber ***''Statue of Freedom'' ***United States Capitol crypt ***United States Capitol dome ***United States Capitol rotunda ***United States Senate chamber ***Washington's Tomb (United States Capitol) **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. ** Tornados in Washington, D.C. * List of Superfund sites in Washington, D.C., Superfund sites in Washington, D.C.

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

Neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.

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

=Ward 1

= Adams Morgan • Columbia Heights, Washington, D.C., Columbia Heights • Kalorama, Washington, D.C., Kalorama • LeDroit Park, Washington, D.C., LeDroit Park • Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C., Mount Pleasant • Park View, Washington, D.C., Park View • Pleasant Plains, Washington, D.C., Pleasant Plains • Shaw, Washington, D.C., Shaw

=Ward 2

= Burleith • Downtown Washington, D.C., Downtown • Dupont Circle • Foggy Bottom • Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Georgetown • Kalorama, Washington, D.C., Sheridan Kalorama • Logan Circle, Washington, D.C., Logan Circle • Mount Vernon Square • Shaw, Washington, D.C., Shaw • West End, Washington, D.C., West End

=Ward 3

= American University Park • Berkley, Washington, D.C., Berkley • Cathedral Heights • Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C., Chevy Chase • Cleveland Park • Colony Hill, Washington, D.C., Colony Hill • Forest Hills, Washington, D.C., Forest Hills • Foxhall, Washington, D.C., Foxhall • Friendship Heights • Glover Park • Kent, Washington, D.C., Kent • Massachusetts Heights • McLean Gardens • North Cleveland Park • Observatory Circle • The Palisades, Washington, D.C., The Palisades • Potomac Heights, Washington, D.C., Potomac Heights • Spring Valley, Washington, D.C., Spring Valley • Tenleytown • Wakefield, Washington, D.C., Wakefield • Wesley Heights • Woodland-Normanstone Terrace • Woodley Park, D.C., Woodley Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 1)

=Ward 4

Barnaby Woods, Washington, D.C., Barnaby Woods • Brightwood, Washington, D.C., Brightwood • Brightwood Park • Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C., Chevy Chase (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 3) • Colonial Village, Washington, D.C., Colonial Village • Crestwood, Washington, D.C., Crestwood • Fort Totten, Washington, D.C., Fort Totten • Hawthorne, Washington, D.C., Hawthorne • Manor Park, Washington, D.C., Manor Park • Petworth, Washington, D.C., Petworth • Riggs Park • Lamond-Riggs • Shepherd Park • Sixteenth Street Heights • Takoma, Washington, D.C., Takoma

=Ward 5

= Arboretum (neighborhood), Washington, D.C., Arboretum • Bloomingdale, Washington, D.C., Bloomingdale • Brentwood, Washington, D.C., Brentwood • Brookland, Washington, D.C., Brookland • Carver Langston • Eckington, Washington, D.C., Eckington • Edgewood, Washington, D.C., Edgewood • Fort Lincoln, Washington, D.C., Fort Lincoln • Fort Totten, Washington, D.C., Fort Totten (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) • Gateway (neighborhood), Washington, D.C., Gateway • Ivy City, Washington, D.C., Ivy City • Riggs Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 4) • Langdon, Washington, D.C., Langdon • Michigan Park, Washington, D.C., Michigan Park • North Michigan Park, Washington, D.C., North Michigan Park • Pleasant Hill, Washington, D.C., Pleasant Hill • Stronghold/Metropolis View, Washington, D.C., Stronghold/Metropolis View • Trinidad, Washington, D.C., Trinidad • Truxton Circle, Washington, D.C., Truxton Circle • Woodridge, Washington, D.C., Woodridge

=Ward 6

= Barney Circle, Washington, D.C., Barney Circle • Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Capitol Hill • Chinatown, Washington, D.C., Chinatown • Judiciary Square • Kingman Park, Washington, D.C., Kingman Park • Navy Yard/Near Southeast • Old City/Near Northeast, Near Northeast • Penn Quarter, Washington, D.C., Penn Quarter • NoMa, Washington, D.C., NoMa, Washington, D.C. • Southwest Federal Center •

• Sursum Corda Cooperative, Sursum Corda • Swampoodle, Washington, D.C., Swampoodle • Union Station (Washington, D.C.), Union Station

=Ward 7

= Benning Heights, Washington, D.C., Benning Heights • Benning Ridge, Washington, D.C., Benning Ridge • Benning, Washington, D.C., Benning • Burrville (Washington, D.C.), Burrville • Capitol View, Washington, D.C., Capitol View • Civic Betterment • Deanwood • Dupont Park • Eastland Gardens, Washington, D.C., Eastland Gardens • Fairfax Village, Washington, D.C., Fairfax Village • Fairlawn, Washington, D.C., Fairlawn • Fort Davis, Washington, D.C., Fort Davis • Fort Dupont, Washington, D.C., Fort Dupont • Good Hope, Washington, D.C., Good Hope • Grant Park, Washington, D.C., Grant Park • Greenway, Washington, D.C., Greenway • Hillbrook, Washington, D.C., Hillbrook • Hillcrest, Washington, D.C., Hillcrest • Kenilworth, Washington, D.C., Kenilworth • Kingman Park • Lincoln Heights, Washington, D.C., Lincoln Heights • Mahaning Heights, Washington, D.C., Mahaning Heights • Marshall Heights • Mayfair, Washington, D.C., Mayfair • Naylor Gardens • Penn Branch, Washington, D.C., Penn Branch • Randle Highlands, Washington, D.C., Randle Highlands • River Terrace, Washington, D.C., River Terrace • Skyland, Washington, D.C., Skyland • Summit Park, Washington, D.C., Summit Park • Twining (neighborhood), Twining

=Ward 8

= Anacostia • Barry Farm, Washington, D.C., Barry Farm • Bellevue, Washington, D.C., Bellevue • Buena Vista, Washington, D.C., Buena Vista • Congress Heights • Douglass, Washington, D.C., Douglass • Fairlawn, Washington, D.C., Fairlawn • Garfield Heights, Washington, D.C., Garfield Heights • Knox Hill, Washington, D.C., Knox Hill • Shipley Terrace, Washington, D.C., Shipley Terrace • Washington Highlands, Washington, D.C., Washington Highlands • Woodland, Washington, D.C., 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 United States Congressional committee, committees in the United States Congress that oversee the

: *** The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
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.

= * List of mayors of Washington, D.C., Mayor of Washington, D.C. ** Advisory Neighborhood Commissions

=Legislative branch of the government of

= * Council of the District of Columbia

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

= * District of Columbia Court of Appeals (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. * Crime in Washington, D.C. * Gun laws in the United States (by district)#Washington, D.C., Gun laws in Washington, D.C. * Law enforcement in Washington, D.C. ** Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia * Recognition of same-sex unions in the District of Columbia * 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 *

History of the District of Columbia, by period

*History of Washington, D.C.#Early settlement, Indigenous peoples *American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 **United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 **Treaty of Paris (1783), Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783 *State of Maryland, (1776–1791) *Commonwealth of Virginia, (1776–1791) *

since March 3, 1791 **President of the United States, President George Washington signs An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States on July 16, 1790 **President of the United States, President George Washington proclaims History of Washington, D.C.#Founding, location of the district for the permanent seat of the Government of the United States on January 24, 1791 **President of the United States, President George Washington 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 of the United States, 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 (District of Columbia), Retrocession of the District of Columbia, 1847 **Know-Nothing Riot, 1857 **American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War, District of Columbia in the American Civil War ***Abraham Lincoln assassination, Assassination of President of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 ****President of the United States, President Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln dies on April 15, 1865 **Streetcars in Washington, D.C., Streetcars in the District of Columbia, 1862–1962 **James A. Garfield assassination, Assassination of President of the United States, President James A. Garfield on July 2, 1881 ***President of the United States, President James A. Garfield, Garfield dies on September 19, 1881 **List of protest marches on Washington, D.C., Protest marches on Washington, D.C. since 1894 **McMillan Plan, 1901 **United States Capitol shooting incident (1954), 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'' speech ***President of the United States, President Lyndon Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, National Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965 **Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, 1960–1961 **1968 Washington, D.C. riots, District of Columbia riots of 1968 **District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 **1983 United States Senate bombing, United States Senate bombing of 1983 **United States Capitol shooting incident (1998), United States Capitol shooting incident of 1998 **September 11 attacks, Attacks on the United States, including the Pentagon, on September 11, 2001

Culture of Washington, D.C.

* Architecture of Washington, D.C. ** List of tallest buildings in Washington, D.C., Tallest buildings in Washington, D.C. * List of museums in Washington, D.C., Museums in Washington, D.C. * List of people from Washington, D.C., People from Washington, D.C. * Scouting in Washington, D.C. * Symbols of the District of Columbia ** 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.

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. *** List of newspapers in Washington, D.C., Newspapers in Washington, D.C. *** Radio stations in Washington, D.C. *** List of television stations in Washington, D.C., Television stations in Washington, D.C. ** Telephone service in Washington, D.C. *** Area code 202 * Healthcare in Washington, D.C. ** List of hospitals in Washington, D.C., Hospitals in Washington, D.C. * Transportation in Washington, D.C. ** Metrobus (Washington, D.C.), Metrobus *** List of Metrobus routes (Washington, D.C.), Metrobus routes in Washington, D.C. ** Airports in Washington, D.C.: ''none'' ** Rail transport in Washington, D.C. *** List of Washington, D.C. railroads, Railroads in Washington, D.C. *** Washington Metro *** Baltimore-Washington D.C. Maglev (proposed project) ** Roads in Washington, D.C. *** List of circles in Washington, D.C., Circles in Washington, D.C. *** List of Washington, D.C. numbered highways, 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 *** List of high schools in Washington, D.C., High schools in Washington, D.C. ** List of colleges and universities in Washington, D.C., Colleges and universities in Washington, D.C.

References

External links

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