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| The '''District of Columbia''', apart from its obvious coexistence with the ] capital city of ], can also be described by historical, municipal, and physical geographic characteristics, many of which aren't well documented. This notion of the District being a distinct entity is notable within the city of Washington, as most residents refer to the area simply as "'''D.C.'''" | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The district has several distinct historic neighborhoods, which include ], '''Tenleytown''', '''Capitol Hill''', '''Anacostia''', and '''Congress Heights'''. Out of these neighborhoods, Georgetown was originally an incorporated city of the State of ]. | |||
| The District of Columbia originally also included land from the State of ], but this land was returned in ]. This land in Virginia makes up the modern cities of ] and the old part of ], both which are suburbs of Washington. In fact, the ] and the ] complex are both located in Arlington but are largely tied to the federal government in ]. Between ] and ], Alexandria was referred to as "Alexandria, D.C." | |||
| The '''Georgetown''' neighborhood was originally was part of Maryland and was the only significantly population in the area that would become the District of Columbia. Georgetown became part of D.C. in ] when the Federal City was first created, but Georgetown remained an independent city, referred to as "Georgetown, D.C.", until ]. | |||
| '''Tenleytown''' is a historic name for a general area of northwest D.C. In ], the area was called Tennally's Town, named after resident John Tennally and his tavern. The area became known as Tenleytown in the 19th century. Tenleytown is the second oldest neighborhood in D.C., being surpassed in age only by Georgetown. | |||
| '''Anacostia''', which makes up much of the southeast corner of the District south of the ], which the area is named after. "Anacostia" comes from the ] Indian word ''anaquash'', which means "village trading post". ] built his homestead in Anacostia and lived there until he died. | |||
| ==Physical Geography== | |||
| The physical ] of the District of Columbia is very similar to the physical geography of much of ]. The District has three natural flowing bodies of water: the ], the ], and Rock Creek. Both Anacostia River and Rock Creek are tributaries of the ]. There also also two man-made ]: ], which crosses the northwest border of the District from Maryland, and ] near ]. | |||
| The highest point in the District of Columbia is 410 feet (664 km) above sea level at Tenleytown. The lowest point is just south of the terminus of the Anacostia River as it flows into the Potomac River. | |||
| ==Municipal Geography== | |||
| The District of Columbia is divided into eight wards and 37 Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) within these wards. | |||
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| <tr><th align=Center><b>Ward 1</b></th></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Adams Morgan</th><th align=Center>Mount Pleasant</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Columbia Heights</td><td align=Center>Pleasant Plains</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Howard University</td><td align=Center>U Street/Cardozo</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Kalorama Heights</td><td align=Center></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Lanier Heights</td><td align=Center></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Le Droit Park</td><td align=Center></tr> | |||
| </table> | |||
| <table border> | |||
| <tr><th align=Center><b>Ward 2</b></th></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Burleith/Hillandale</th><th align=Center>Mount Vernon Square</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Dupont Circle </td><td align=Center>Shaw/Logan Circle </td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Foggy Bottom </td><td align=Center>China Town</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Fort McNair </td><td align=Center>Southwest-Waterfront</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>Georgetown</td><td align=Center>West End</td></tr> | |||
| <tr><td align=Center>GW-University</td><td align=Center></tr> | |||
| </table> | |||
| ==External Links== | |||
| * http://www.citymuseumdc.org/ | |||
| * http://www.rootsweb.com/~dcgenweb/dcmdva.html | |||
| * http://www.dc.gov/neigh_ciz/neigh_alpha.shtm | |||
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