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The answer to this question I found at the wikipedia site.. The city of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the city and the territory into a single entity called the Distric Of Columbia.....now known as Washington D.C.
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Was washintion DC named after george washintion?
Yes. It is the ONLY US State named for a President.
Why was it named DC?
Distric of Columbia
Why does George Washington represent Washington DC?
Because Washing DC was named after him.
What is one fact about Washington DC?
Washington DC was named by george washington.
What is the meaning of DC in the UKCC DC test?
It was named after a psychologist called Dennis Child.
Do all the states have streets named after them in Washington DC?
No
Is ac dc the band named after air conditioning components?
No; the band is named after Alternating Current/Direct Current or AC/DC. This was adopted after they saw AC/DC printed on the sewing machine of the Young brothers older sister, Margaret
Where did AC DC start?
AC/DC started in Australia by two brothers named Malcolm and Angus Young.
Was Washington DC named most dangerous city in 2009?
no
Who was the founding father and whom was it named?
The founding father of American was George Washington, and Washington DC was named after him.
Is Washington D.C. named after two men?
Washington, DC was named for US President George Washington.
Washington DC is divided into how many sections?
www.wmata.com has a map of DC with all of the metro stations. Those are named after the neighborhoods that they are in.
