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Mar 18, 2015 · Before Washington, D.C., became America’s capital in 1800, the Congress met in a number of different locations, including Baltimore, Trenton and New York City.
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Feb 22, 2024 · The name switcheroo for Columbia Territory came at the last moment when a helpful member of Congress from Kentucky suggested honoring the first president by calling the new territory...
In September 1791, using the toponym Columbia and the name of the president, the three commissioners agreed to name the federal district as the Territory of Columbia, and the federal city as the City of Washington.
The state of Washington was named in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States of America (only state named after a president).
2 days ago · George Washington, the country’s first president (1789–97), carefully chose the site, which is on the Potomac River’s navigation head (to accommodate oceangoing ships), and near two well-established colonial port cities, George Town (now Georgetown, a section of the city of Washington) and Alexandria, Va.
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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Dec 18, 2009 · Granted statehood in 1889, Washington was named in honor of George Washington; it is the only U.S. state named after a president.
