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The City was founded in 1790.
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant, a French Architect
was selected by George Washington to design a new capital
city on the Potomac River. It was the first American
city planned for a specific purpose, to be the center
of the federal government.
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Washington, D.C. is bordered by Maryland
and Virginia. Both States donated part of their land
for the capital district.
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Washington, D.C. is not a state, but
instead a special federal district under the authority
of Congress.
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Washington, D.C. has a population of
572,059 and an area of 68.2 square miles.
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The flag of Washington, D.C., was adopted
in 1938 and designed by a commission headed by A. E.
Dubois. The final design was based on the shield from
George Washington's family's coat of arms.
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