Location: Between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River
Nicknames: Capital City, Chocolate City, News Capital of the World
Population (2000 Census): City (572,059); Metro Area (7,608,070)
Area (sq. mi.): City (61); Metro Area (9,576.5)
Highest Elevation: 420 ft
Lowest Elevation: Sea level
Designed By: Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French engineer, circa 1791
Name Origin: Named after George Washington; District of Columbia named
after Christopher Columbus
Economy: Federal jobs, tourism, services, printing, publishing, trade
associations, law, higher education, medicine/medical research,
government-related research, and food industries
Major Attractions: Memorials (Jefferson, Lincoln, World War II, Vietnam
Veterans'), Washington Monument, Library of Congress, Smithsonian
Museums, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, The White House, US
Senate, US House, US Capitol, Arlington National Cemetery, National
Zoo, Pentagon
Fun Facts: The district is divided into 4 quadrants (Northwest, Southwest,
Northeast, and Southeast); the U.S. Capitol building marks the center
where the quadrants meet; the National Gallery of Art is home to the only
Leonardo da Vinci painting in North America; the original name of
Washington, DC was "Federal City"
Websites: http://www.dc.gov; http://www.washington.org;
http://dcpages.ari.net/
Image Credit: NPS Photo
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