Why is Washington state called Washington when there is a Washington DC?

Answer 1

Both were named after George Washington. President Washington chose the site for Washington, D.C. along the Potomac River, so the city was named in his honor.

The original name of Washington state was "Columbia" because of the Columbia River. Congress changed the area's name when it became a territory of the United States.

Answer 2

They call it Washington, DC, to distinguish it from Washington State, and because the city of Washington is located in the District of Columbia the way the city of Wilmington is located in the state of Delaware and is called Wilmington, Delaware.

Answer 3

Because that's what the people who were setting the nation up wanted. But I suspect there's more to the question than that; here are two reasons that Washington DC was considered a better choice than other sites.

First, the location of Washington DC was very near the population center of the US at the time. It makes sense to have the capital located in a place that minimizes travel for most people to get there.

Second, it's not in any state. All the states wanted the capital, and no state wanted any other state to have the capital.

Answer 4

The Congress decided move to the nation's capital to Washington D.C. because he was such a great leader.

Answer 5

DC is separate from a state because the government felt that that the country's capital shouldn't belong to one state.

Washington DC was founded a long time before Washington state.

Answer 6

because Gorgia Washington was the 1st president of the united states