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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 state of Maryland is served by the following area codes: Area codes Numbering plan area 227 240 301: western Maryland, including its suburbs of Washington, D.C ...
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 ...
A 1994 study showed that only 25% of suburban residents polled endorsed retrocession to Maryland, and that number dropped to 19% among district residents. [citation needed] Opposition by district residents was confirmed in a 2000 George Washington University study when only 21% of those polled supported the option of retrocession.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Articles relating to Maryland in the War of 1812 (1812–1815). Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Area codes 202 and 771 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Washington, D.C. Area code 202 was one of the original North American area codes established in October 1947 by AT&T. After the State of New Jersey with area code 201, the District of Columbia was the second numbering plan area (NPA). Area code 771 ...
Oakland is in the south-central to western portion of Garrett County. It is set in a small valley near Deep Creek Lake.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.60 square miles (6.73 km 2), of which 2.59 square miles (6.71 km 2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km 2) is water.
The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the D.C. area, Greater Washington, the National Capital Region, or locally as the DMV (short for District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States, and its surroundings.