Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and also known as D.C. or Washington, is the capital city of the United States of America. Founded after the American Revolution, Washington was named for George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. Located on the Potomac River bordering Maryland and Virginia, the city is one of the most visited cities in the United States, with more than 20 million visitors annually. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. | Introduction
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It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C.
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
The following is a list of articles related to the District of Columbia, commonly known as Washington, D.C.
Index of Washington, D.C.–related articles | Introduction
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and also known as D.C. or Washington, is the capital city of the United States of America. Founded after the American Revolution, Washington was named for George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, Washington is an important world political capital. Located on the Potomac River bordering Maryland and Virginia, the city is one of the most visited cities in the United States, with more than 20 million visitors annually. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast.
Washington, D.C. | Introduction
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Washington, D.C.: Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, is the federal capital of the United States of America, and was founded on July 16, 1790. The area given to Washington, D.C., was originally ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act; however, in 1846, the retrocession of Washington, D.C., 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.
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
District of Columbia or Columbia District or "variant", may refer to:
District of Columbia (disambiguation) | Introduction
The city contains the historic "federal city", the territory of which was formerly part of those two adjacent states before they respectively ceded it for the national capital. The land ceded from Virginia was returned by Congress in 1847, so what remains of the modern District was all once part of Maryland.
Geography of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
The following is a of the history of the city of Washington, D.C., USA.
Timeline of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Washington, D.C., in the United States, is located at (the coordinates of the Zero Milestone, on The Ellipse). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a geographical area of , of which is land, and the remaining (10.16%) of which is water. Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its southwest side) and Maryland (on its southeast, northeast, and northwest sides); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the south shore of the Potomac River both upstream and downstream from the District. The portion of the Potomac River that passes Washington is virtually entirely within the District's border, as the District extends to the south bank.
Geography of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
This is a list of islands in Washington, D.C.
List of islands of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Washington, D.C., is administratively divided into four geographical quadrants of unequal size, each delineated by their ordinal directions from the medallion located in the Crypt under the Rotunda of the Capitol. Street and number addressing, centered on the Capitol, radiates out into each of the quadrants, producing a number of intersections of identically named cross-streets in each quadrant. Originally, the District of Columbia was a near-perfect square. However, even then the Capitol was never located at the geographic center of the territory (the geographic center was located near the present-day intersection of 17th Street, NW and Constitution Ave.). As a result, the quadrants are of greatly varying size.
Quadrants of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
This is a list of television shows set in Washington, D.C.
List of television shows set in Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Many of the stones are still standing. A new federal city was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac, to the east of Georgetown. On September 9, 1791, the three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington. The federal district was named Columbia (a feminine form of "Columbus"), which was a poetic name for the United States commonly in use at that time. Congress held its first session in Washington on November 17, 1800.
Washington, D.C. | Foundation
The initials "DC" are in reference to Washington, D.C. as the company was formerly called National Comics. Originally in Manhattan at 432 Fourth Avenue, the DC Comics offices have been located at 480 and later 575 Lexington Avenue; 909 Third Avenue; 75 Rockefeller Plaza; 666 Fifth Avenue; and 1325 Avenue of the Americas. DC had its headquarters at 1700 Broadway, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, however DC Entertainment relocated its headquarters from New York to Burbank, California in April 2015. Penguin Random House Publisher Services distributes DC Comics' books to the bookstore market, while Diamond Comic Distributors supplied the comics shop direct market until June 2020, where Lunar Distribution and UCS Comic Distributors, who already distributed to the direct market due to Diamond's distribution interruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, replaced Diamond to distribute to that market.
DC Comics | Introduction
The dome marks the origin on Washington, D.C. street maps.
United States Capitol dome | Introduction
Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (10.67%) is water. The district is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the west; and Alexandria, Virginia to the south. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the district's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the Anacostia River and Rock Creek. Tiber Creek, a natural watercourse that once passed through the National Mall, was fully enclosed underground during the 1870s.
Washington, D.C. | Geography
This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with Washington, D. C., and its surrounding metropolitan statistical area, which includes portions of Maryland and Virginia.
List of people from Washington, D.C. | Introduction
This is a list of symbols of the United States District of Columbia.
List of District of Columbia symbols | Introduction
This page list the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics.
List of locations of the DC Universe | Introduction
The American capital Washington, D.C. is named after the first U.S. President George Washington, whose surname was due to his family holding land in Washington, County Durham.
Locations in the United States with an English name | Introduction
Gallery Place is the name of two adjacent places in Washington, D.C.:
Gallery Place | Introduction
Voting rights for the District of Columbia
Index of Washington, D.C.–related articles | V
Washington Historic District or variations including Commercial or other may refer to: (by state then city)
Washington Historic District | Introduction
City founders George Washington and Pierre L'Enfant chose to locate the District of Columbia on the fall line of the Potomac River, the point furthest inland reachable by ships coming up the river. (See also Atlantic Seaboard fall line.) Below Roosevelt Island, the Potomac spills out onto the Coastal Plain, leaving the rock formations of Great Falls and the rocky cliffs of the Arlington, Virginia shore behind as it slows and widens. The Tidal Basin and the Washington Channel are part of this wider section of the river. Much of the National Mall was marsh in the early Nineteenth century; as the capital city grew, the marsh was filled in and reclaimed.
Geology of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
"Note": "Mail deposited in Washington, D.C. may be postmarked from Suburban Maryland", "Southern Maryland", "Washington, D.C." or the "Capital District".
Sectional center facility | Washington, D.C
Washington, D.C., was created to serve as the national capital from its inception. The Residence Act of 1790 required that the capital's territory would be located along the Potomac River within an area that Maryland and Virginia would cede to the federal government, but permitted the nation's first president, George Washington, to select the territory's precise location. President Washington then chose for the territory a square whose sides were in length and whose corners were directly north, east, south and west of its center. The area of the square contained the existing towns of Georgetown and Alexandria, as well as two small villages, Hamburgh in the Foggy Bottom area and Carrollsburg near the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers.
Geography of Washington, D.C. | City plan
Numbers start counting upward on either side of North and South Capitol Streets, and letters start counting upward on either side of East Capitol Street and the National Mall.
Numbered street | Washington, D.C
Committee on the District of Columbia may refer to:
Committee on the District of Columbia | Introduction
Congress determined, in the Residence Act of 1790, that the nation's capital be on the Potomac, between the Anacostia River and today's Williamsport, Maryland, and in a federal district up to 10 miles square. The exact location was to be determined by President Washington, familiar with the area from his nearby home and properties at Mt. Vernon, Virginia. Its trans-state location reflected a compromise between the Southern and Northern states. Virginia lobbied for the selection, an idea opposed by New York and Pennsylvania, both of which had previously housed the nation's capital. Maryland, whose State House was older than that of Virginia, and like Virginia a slave state, was chosen as a compromise.
District of Columbia (until 1871) | Choice of location
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. United States capital may also refer to:
United States capital (disambiguation) | Introduction
The District of Columbia is divided into eight wards and 37 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) within these wards.
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Neighborhoods of Washington, D.C
The capital of the United States of America and the seat of the U.S. federal government, Washington, D.C. also holds the headquarters of important international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States. The signing of the North Atlantic Treaty took place in Washington; this treaty established NATO, which took part in the Cold War, and by its end, Washington was dubbed by "The Washington Post" as the capital of the world.
Caput Mundi | Washington, D.C
Capitol Street can refer to three separate streets in Washington, D.C, United States:
Capitol Street | Introduction
Barney Circle • Capitol Hill • Chinatown • Judiciary Square • Kingman Park • Navy Yard/Near Southeast • Near Northeast • Penn Quarter • NoMa, Washington, D.C. • Southwest Federal Center • Southwest Waterfront • Sursum Corda • Swampoodle • Union Station
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Ward 6
At Washington's request the City of Alexandria was included in the District, though with the provision that no federal buildings could be built there. The new capital district was at about the center of the country. About 2/3 of the original District was in Maryland and 1/3 in Virginia, and the wide Potomac in the middle. The future district was surveyed in 1791–92; 24 of its surviving stone markers are in Maryland, 12 in Virginia. (See Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia.) Washington decided that the capital's location would be located between the mouth of the Anacostia River and Georgetown, which sits at the Potomac's head of navigation.
District of Columbia (until 1871) | Choice of location
The following railroads operate or once operated in the District of Columbia.
List of Washington, D.C., railroads | Introduction
The D.C. Circulator travels along the street:
Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.) | D.C. Circulator
Washington is often called Washington State or the state of Washington to distinguish it from Washington, D.C.
Outline of Washington (state) | Introduction
Starting in 1908 when the "District Building" was inaugurated to 1964, the flag of the United States was flown from a large flagpole located on the roof of the building. Due to concerns regarding the safety of the staff during inclement weather, two new poles were installed in front of the building. It was then that, for the first time, the DC flag was flown on the DC Government building grounds on a separate pole. Prior to that, it was flown under the American Flag. The flag first appeared on the District of Columbia license plates known as the "1984 Capital City Baseplate" starting on October 1, 1984.
Flag of Washington, D.C. | DC Government use
Wilson Building, the city council's offices) under the American flag. The flag measured feet by .
Flag of Washington, D.C. | Design explanation and failure to credit local input
43, also argued that the national capital needed to be distinct from the states, in order to provide for its own maintenance and safety. The Constitution, however, does not select a specific site for the location of the new District. Proposals from the legislatures of Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia all offered territory for the location of the national capital. Northern states preferred a capital located in one of the nation's prominent cities, unsurprisingly, almost all of which were in the north. Conversely, Southern states preferred that the capital be located closer to their agricultural and slave-holding interests.
History of Washington, D.C. | Establishment
Adams Morgan • Columbia Heights • Kalorama • LeDroit Park • Mount Pleasant • Park View • Pleasant Plains • Shaw
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Ward 1
The United States capital was originally located in Philadelphia, beginning with the First and Second Continental Congress, followed by the Congress of the Confederation upon gaining independence. In June 1783, a mob of angry soldiers converged upon Independence Hall to demand payment for their service during the American Revolutionary War. Congress requested that John Dickinson, the governor of Pennsylvania, call up the militia to defend Congress from attacks by the protesters. In what became known as the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783, Dickinson sympathized with the protesters and refused to remove them from Philadelphia. As a result, Congress was forced to flee to Princeton, New Jersey, on June 21, 1783.
History of Washington, D.C. | Establishment
National Register of Historic Places as Auditor's Building Complex. In May 1938, work was completed on an addition to the Washington, D.C., facility to accommodate increases in personnel and production. The annex building, as it is called, is located on 14th Street, between C and D streets SW, just opposite the main building. The building is long, wide, and made entirely of reinforced concrete with a limestone façade. The structure consists of a central backbone running from 14th Street to 13th Street with five wings extending north and south from the backbone. The Washington, D.C., location offers a free 30-minute guided tour which features the various phases of currency production.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing | District of Columbia location
Capitol Place is a high-rise office building located in Washington, D.C., United States. The building rises to , with 12 floors.
Capitol Place | Introduction
It is on display in the Governor's Room of New York City Hall.
Washington at Verplanck's Point | Introduction
The District of Columbia, was established to host the new United States capital, the City of Washington. However, there were already a number of settlements within the federal territory when it was created in 1790. Most important of these settlements were the cities of Georgetown, founded in 1751, and Alexandria, Virginia (then included in the District), founded in 1749. Together these two cities had most of the District's early residents. The populations of each place were counted separately from that of the City of Washington until Alexandria was returned to Virginia in 1846, and until the District of Columbia was formed into a single entity in 1871.
Demographics of Washington, D.C. | History
The District of Columbia Public Library (DCPL) is the public library system for residents of Washington, D.C. The system includes 26 individual libraries including Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (the central library).
District of Columbia Public Library | Introduction
It was not until 1975 that DC residents votes for their mayor.
Flag of Washington, D.C. | Creation of the District Flag Commission
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the United States federal district of Columbia: The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: For years in which a U.S. presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the District's electoral votes.
Political party strength in Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Burleith • Downtown • Dupont Circle • Foggy Bottom • Georgetown • Sheridan Kalorama • Logan Circle • Mount Vernon Square • Shaw • West End
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Ward 2
This is a list of courts in the District of Columbia, in the United States.
List of courts of the District of Columbia | Introduction
Northeast (NE or N.E.) is the northeastern quadrant of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It encompasses the area located north of East Capitol Street and east of North Capitol Street.
Northeast (Washington, D.C.) | Introduction
The District of Columbia is bordered by various cities, towns, villages, and unincorporated CDPs in the states of Maryland and Virginia. Following is a list of those adjacent communities. In addition to the above named places, there are other small unincorporated parts of Prince George's County, Maryland, which also border the District.
Geography of Washington, D.C. | Adjacent communities
Georgetown was originally part of Maryland and was the only significant population in the area that would become the District of Columbia. Georgetown became part of the District when the Federal City was first created, but remained an independent city, referred to as "Georgetown, D.C.," until 1871, when it was merged with Washington City and Washington County, completing the process of Washington and the District of Columbia occupying the same geographic borders.
Geography of Washington, D.C. | Georgetown
This is a list of hospitals in Washington, D.C., as of December 2009.
List of hospitals in Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Washington, D.C. is a national center for performing art organizations and institutions.
Arts and culture of Washington, D.C. | Arts
The table below describes the two United States statistical areas of the District of Columbia with the following information:
District of Columbia statistical areas | Table
American University Park • Berkley • Cathedral Heights • Chevy Chase • Cleveland Park • Colony Hill • Forest Hills • Foxhall • Friendship Heights • Glover Park • Kent • Massachusetts Heights • McLean Gardens • North Cleveland Park • Observatory Circle • The Palisades • Potomac Heights • Spring Valley • Tenleytown • Wakefield • Wesley Heights • Woodland-Normanstone Terrace • Woodley Park (Part of the neighborhood is also in Ward 1)
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Ward 3
District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the local, traditional public school system of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. DCPS should not be confused with the independently governed DC Public Charter Schools (DCPCS), which also operates in Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Public Schools | Introduction
The District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites is a register of historic places in Washington, D.C. that are designated by the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), a component of the District of Columbia Government.
District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites | Introduction
Anacostia • Barry Farm • Bellevue • Buena Vista • Congress Heights • Douglass • Fairlawn • Garfield Heights • Knox Hill • Shipley Terrace • Washington Highlands • Woodland
Outline of Washington, D.C. | Ward 8
The city's addressing system is best understood in terms of a Cartesian coordinate system with its origin at the Capitol. While the system may appear complex, once learned it allows one to pinpoint not only where one is but also where and how far one may need to travel. For example, we can determine from the address that 633 A Street SE is southeast of the US Capitol, one block south of East Capitol Street, on the south side of A Street SE, between 6th and 7th Streets SE. Another example is the White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW: it is located at 16th Street NW (Lafayette Square) and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.
Streets and highways of Washington, D.C. | Address system
The District of Columbia Department of Corrections (DCDC) is a correctional agency responsible for the adult jails and other adult correctional institutions in the District of Columbia, the capital of the United States. DCDC runs the D.C. Jail.
District of Columbia Department of Corrections | Introduction
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia. Established in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its authority is derived from the United States Congress rather than from the inherent sovereignty of the states. The court is located in the former District of Columbia City Hall building at Judiciary Square. The D.C. Court of Appeals should not be confused with the District's federal appellate court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. Court of Appeals and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia comprise the District's local court system.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals | Introduction
The creek also formed a portion of the now-filled Washington City Canal, which allowed passage through the city to the Anacostia River from 1815 until the 1850s. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal starts in Georgetown and was used during the 19th century to bypass the Little Falls of the Potomac River, located at the northwest edge of Washington at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line. The highest natural elevation in the district is above sea level at Fort Reno Park in upper northwest Washington. The lowest point is sea level at the Potomac River. The geographic center of Washington is near the intersection of 4th and L Streets NW.
Washington, D.C. | Geography
The Demon Cat (also referred to as D.C.) is the name given to the ghost of a cat which is purported to haunt the government buildings of Washington, D.C. in the United States.
Demon Cat | Introduction
The District of Columbia Air National Guard is headquartered in Washington D.C. The commander of the District of Columbia National Guard is Major General William J. Walker.
District of Columbia Air National Guard | Introduction
As provided by Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, the seat of the United States government is a federal district known as the District of Columbia. When created in 1790, the District comprised of land donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia. Columbia was a poetic name for the United States used at the time. The City of Washington was built in the center of the District, but other towns were also located in the territory such as Georgetown and Alexandria. The United States Congress returned the Virginia portion of the District back to that state in 1846.
Capital districts and territories | United States
Capitol Hill is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., adjacent to the United States Capitol. Capitol Hill may also refer to:
Capitol Hill (disambiguation) | Introduction
Historically, Washington, D.C. has been called the "Federal City".
Federal city | United States
His studio was located at 486 12th St., NW, above that of Charles Bird King. At this time he began work on a series of paintings depicting the military career of Francis Marion; conflicting reports exist as to their size, quantity and location, though at least one sketch survives. Washington would remain in the District of Columbia until 1861.
William D. Washington | In Washington
The District of Columbia General Hospital was a hospital located in Washington, D.C. It was operational from 1806 to its controversial closing by mayor Anthony A. Williams in 2001, as the city was trying to cut costs while recovering from bankruptcy. At the time of its closure, it was the only public hospital located within the District.
District of Columbia General Hospital | Introduction
Washington commonly refers to: Washington may also refer to:
Washington | Introduction
The axes bounding the quadrants radiate from the U.S. Capitol building. All road names include the quadrant abbreviation to indicate their location and house numbers generally correspond with the number of blocks away from the Capitol. Most streets are set out in a grid pattern with east–west streets named with letters (e.g., C Street SW), north–south streets with numbers (e.g., 4th Street NW), and diagonal avenues, many of which are named after states.
Washington, D.C. | Cityscape
The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee (DC Dems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the District of Columbia. As of March 31, 2016, Democrats make up 76 percent of the registered voters in the District of Columbia, while 6 percent are registered with the Republican Party (represented by the District of Columbia Republican Committee), 1 percent with the D.C. Statehood Green Party, less than 1 percent with the Libertarian Party (represented by the Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia), and 17 percent with no party or other.
District of Columbia Democratic State Committee | Introduction
The District of Columbia allows no-excuse for both absentee and early voting. Voters may vote at any of the early voting centers located in DC, as each center has ballots for each precinct.
Early voting | District of Columbia
List of rivers and creeks of Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia), sorted alphabetically.
List of rivers of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Below is a list of mayors of Washington, D.C. and associated political entities.
List of mayors of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
Afterword: Washington, D.C. - A Conversation with Edward P. Jones
State by State | Essays
A narrower avenue (Pennsylvania Avenue) connected the "Congress house" (the Capitol) with the "President's house" (the White House). In time, Pennsylvania Avenue developed into the capital city's present "grand avenue".
History of Washington, D.C. | Plan of the City of Washington
The Hill most frequently refers to Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., and entities named after it, including: The Hill may also refer to:
The Hill | Introduction
DC Circulator is a downtown circulator bus system owned by the District of Columbia Department of Transportation, with five routes connecting points of interest in the city center.
Transportation in Washington, D.C. | DC Circulator
The Washington Metropolitan Area is the ninth-largest television media market in the nation, with two million homes, approximately 2% of the country's population. Several media companies and cable television channels have their headquarters in the area, including C-SPAN; Black Entertainment Television (BET); Radio One; the National Geographic Channel; Smithsonian Networks; National Public Radio (NPR); Travel Channel (in Chevy Chase, Maryland); Discovery Communications (in Silver Spring, Maryland); and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (in Arlington, Virginia). The headquarters of Voice of America, the U.S. government's international news service, is near the Capitol in Southwest Washington.
Washington, D.C. | Media
District of Columbia City Hall, also known as "Old City Hall" and the "District of Columbia Courthouse", is an historic building at Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C. facing Indiana Avenue. Originally built for the offices of the District of Columbia district government, the District's City Hall was subsequently used as a Federal courthouse, and was the scene of several notable criminal trials including those of three accused presidential assassins. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. It now houses the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
District of Columbia City Hall | Introduction
The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress, and the district is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district, which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria. The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. Washington had an estimated population of 705,749 , making it the 20th most populous city in the United States.
Washington, D.C. | Introduction
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Washington Monument may also refer to:
Washington Monument (disambiguation) | Introduction
The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area is the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The area includes all of the federal district and parts of the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. It is part of the larger Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The Washington D.C. metropolitan area is one of the most educated and most affluent metropolitan areas in the US. The metro area anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis with an estimated total population of 6,216,589 , making it the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the nation and the largest metropolitan area in the Census Bureau's South Atlantic division.
Washington metropolitan area | Introduction
The District of Columbia is the only part of the United States, excluding territories, that is not located within any of the fifty states.
District | Federal District
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition, commonly referred to as simply Stand Up! or "Free DC!", is a grassroots, nonpartisan citizens advocacy group. Founded in 1997, the aim of Stand Up! is to achieve full statehood for the District of Columbia, defined by the group as recognition of DC's long-standing petition for statehood, full control of the local budget, with no review or veto by Congress of the District's budget or local laws, its own locally elected or appointed judges, and full voting representation in the United States House and Senate.
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition | Introduction
Columbia Commercial Historic District may refer to:
Columbia Commercial Historic District | Introduction
Capitol Gateposts and the National Capitol Columns), the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at New York Avenue and 7th Street NW (which opened in 2003), the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
New York Avenue (Washington, D.C.) | Places of interest
This practice differs from most American cities, which post a number followed by an arrow. Subsequent blocks are marked in the conventional fashion as "100", "200", and so forth.
Streets and highways of Washington, D.C. | Address system
Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States, and is home to over 600,000 people from nations all over the world. Its diversity has fostered a culture that is unique to the country. Washington, D.C. has a wide range of restaurants, theaters, historic sites, and events.
Arts and culture of Washington, D.C. | Introduction
The Washington title sequence of the first Series 24-minute episodes is a composite of the United States Capitol in the background and the Castrol Building, complete with London Bus stop, in the Marylebone Road, London as the foreground. This building is now Marathon House converted from offices to flats in 1998. In reality, no such building is allowed to exist in Washington, D.C., as the Height of Buildings Act of 1910 limits the heights of building (except churches) to 130 feet, thus giving the United States Capitol building, at 289 feet, an unobstructed view from any part of the city.
Danger Man | Production
The document is kept in a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) in the basement of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
The 28 pages | Location of the 28 pages
The district encompassed three small cities: Alexandria, formerly in Virginia, Georgetown, formerly Maryland, and the deliberately planned central core, the City of Washington. Both the White House and the United States Capitol were already completed and in use by 1800 as called for by the 1791 L'Enfant Plan for the City of Washington, although the city was not formally chartered until 1802. Beyond those cities, the remainder of the District was farmland organized by the 1801 Act into two counties, Washington County, D.C. on the Maryland side, and Alexandria County, D.C. on the Virginia side, encompassing today's Arlington County, Virginia and the independent city of Alexandria.
District of Columbia (until 1871) | Introduction
This is the current flag of the District of Columbia.
Flags of the U.S. states and territories | Current federal district flag
The District of Columbia itself had an unemployment rate of 9.8% during the same time period. In December 2017, 25% of the employees in Washington, D.C., were employed by a federal governmental agency. This is thought to immunize Washington, D.C., to national economic downturns because the federal government continues operations even during recessions. Many organizations such as law firms, defense contractors, civilian contractors, nonprofit organizations, lobbying firms, trade unions, industry trade groups, and professional associations have their headquarters in or near Washington, D.C., in order to be close to the federal government. The city of Rosslyn, Virginia, located across the Potomac River from D.C., serves as a base of operations for several Fortune 500 companies, due to the building height restrictions in place within the District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C. | Economy
The District of Columbia Judicial Nominating Commission is the judicial nominating commission of Washington D.C.. It selects potential judges for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.
District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission | Introduction
The city's unique status creates a situation where D.C. residents do not have full control over their local government nor do they have voting representation in the body that has full control.
District of Columbia home rule | Introduction