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Map of the boundary stones. The District of Columbia (initially, the Territory of Columbia) was originally specified to be a square 100 square miles (260 km 2) in area, with the axes between the corners of the square running north-south and east-west, The square had its southern corner at the southern tip of Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac River and ...
The two highest median household income counties in the nation – Loudoun and Fairfax County, Virginia – are components of the MSA (and No. 3 is Howard County, officially in Baltimore's sphere but strongly connected with Washington's); measured in this way, Alexandria ranks 10th among municipalities in the region – 11th if Howard is ...
English: Based upon the US counties map but cut down to show only the Washington, DC metropolitan area and then clipped to a rectangular region Source File:Usa_counties_large.svg
English: Location map centered on District of Columbia, USA, including nearby portions of Virginia and Maryland, with distinct colors for each state or district. It is based on File:USA District of Columbia location map.svg.
DC Genealogical Database; National Capital Planning Commission; D.C. Guide; Washington DC, street by street (historic and modern photographs) Street map of Ward 4. Office of Councilmember Muriel Bowser.
The area given to District of Columbia, was originally 100 square miles (259 km 2) ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act; however, in 1846, the retrocession of the District of Columbia, meant that the area of 31 square miles (80 km 2) which was ceded by Virginia was returned, [1] leaving 69 square ...
Map showing the location of Washington, D.C. in relation to its bordering states of Maryland and Virginia Washington, D.C. is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States at 38°53′42″N 77°02′11″W / 38.89500°N 77.03639°W / 38.89500; -77.03639 , the coordinates of the Zero Milestone , on The Ellipse
Animated map of the District of Columbia. The city of Washington was not incorporated until 1802. The District of Columbia was created in 1801 as the federal district of the United States, with territory previously held by the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district, which would encompass the new ...