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Why not start my 50 State deployment goal off with the Capital right...?
Technically Washington DC is not a state... (I know this)
but it is the capital ... and one of my favorite places stateside.
Just some FYI:
Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant designed the city of Washington, D.C. in 1791 - the first American city to be planned. It is also known as District of Columbia.
Virginia and Maryland donated some part of their land to Washington, D.C. Later, the Virginian portion of the land was given back to Virginia.
The city of Washington, D.C. was named after George Washington and the District was named in memory of Christopher Columbus.
George Washington laid the first cornerstone of the Capitol building in 1793.Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant designed the city of Washington, D.C. in 1791 - the first American city to be planned. It is also known as District of Columbia.
Virginia and Maryland donated some part of their land to Washington, D.C. Later, the Virginian portion of the land was given back to Virginia.
The city of Washington, D.C. was named after George Washington and the District was named in memory of Christopher Columbus.
The design of the national flag of US was copied from George Washington’s family coat of arms. … I did not know they had their own flag…?
In 1800, the Government Headquarters of the USA is shifted to Washington, D.C. The Congress grants the first municipal charter of the City of Washington in 1802.
On March 29, 1961, residents of Washington were given the right to vote in presidential elections.
In 1992, the House of Representatives approved the statehood of Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON DC: ΓΌ
1 State and the Capital down....
49 more to go.
Blessings,
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