Washington
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- Names
Washington
Washington DC
Federal City
Federal Town
Nation's Capital
Territory of Columbia
Washington City
- Place Type
- inhabited place
- Description
- Coextensive with District of Columbia; located on swampy ground at navigational head of Potomac River; site was selected by 1st US president George Washington; city plan was laid out by French engineer Charles L'Enfant; burned in War of 1812, but rebuilt.
- Authority
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Source
- Canby, Historic Places (1984); Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); GRI Photo Study, Authority File (1989); Library of Congress HABS/HAER (1987-); National Archives and Record Administration database (1987-); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);
- Born
John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953)
Richard Artschwager (American, 1923-2013)
Lee R. Chesney II (American, 1920-2016)
Carl Hall (American, 1921-1996)
Stephen Hayes (American, born 1955)
Martin Puryear (American, born 1941)
- Active
Rice Studio, Washington, D.C. (American, active late 19th century)
Joan Root (American, born 1944)
- Died
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