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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: 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.
Satellite view of the current boundaries of Washington, D.C. in relation to the states of Maryland (green) and Virginia (pink) Federal bills that would reunite the northern portion of the district, in part or in whole, with Maryland date back to 1803, but in contrast to the southern portion, local residents almost always voted against it when ...
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 ...
The boundaries of the quadrants are not necessarily straight lines radiating from the medallion, but in three instances follow the paths of the boundary streets (which in some cases curve around topographical features): North Capitol Street, South Capitol Street, and East Capitol Street.
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
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 ...