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4 days ago · The state of Maryland borders the District of Columbia to the north, east, and west, and the state of Virginia borders the District on the southern shore of the Potomac River. In 1790 the U.S. Congress established a 100-square-mile (260-square-km) territory to serve as the permanent seat of the federal government.
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3 days ago · The White House is the official office and residence of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C.
3 days ago · United States Capitol, meeting place of the United States Congress and one of the most familiar landmarks in Washington, D.C. Possibly the most culturally and historically important building in the United States, it has been home to Congress since 1800.
1 day ago · Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president).
1 day ago · Maryland surrounds a good portion of Washington D.C. in the west. Many-branched Chesapeake Bay, the greatest arm of the sea in the contiguous US, is reaching deep inland from the Atlantic Ocean and defines the center of Maryland and its serrated coastline. The area of Maryland was part of the original territory of the United States.
1 day ago · The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 when the national capital was moved from Philadelphia. [2]
DC is famously not a state (there are arguments pro and con: "taxation without representation" etc.). It is the District of Columbia, and was made from territory that was part of the Maryland colony. (Part of Virginia was supposed to be included, too, but that didn't happen, and now that's Arlington, VA.) States have state government; as I ...
