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∙ 8y agoD.C. stands for District of Columbia, which started as portions of the states of Virginia and Maryland which were ceded to the US government in order to establish a separate national capital, eventually becoming Washington, D.C.
Maryland ceded land to the US in December, 1788 and Virginia in December, 1789. The Residence Act of 1790 authorized a federal district, not to exceed ten miles square, along the Potomac River, somewhere between the mouths of what are now the Anacostia River in Washington, DC, and Conococheague Creek in Williamsport, MD, to be the permanent seat of government for the United States. The Act also authorized George Washington to specify the exact location of the site. In March, 1791, George Washington issued a proclamation locating the District at the confluence of the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, and hired French-born architect and engineer Pierre L'Enfant to develop a plan for the city that would bear Washington's name within the Maryland portion of the District.
As authorized by Article 1 of the Constitution, Congress took control of the District under the Organic Act of 1801. The Organic Act specified that the federal District, by now known as the District of Columbia, be formed into two counties, with the portion on the Maryland side being called the county of Washington and the portion on the Virginia side being called the county of Alexandria. Residents of the District were no longer considered citizens of the states of Virginia or Maryland, and were therefore no longer able to vote for members of Congress or in presidential elections. (District residents have been able to vote in presidential elections since 1961, but still do not have full representation in Congress.)
Congress returned control of the District south of the Potomac to the state of Virginia in 1846, through a process known a retrocession, and in 1871 effectively eliminated the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and the County of Washington, to create a unified municipal government known a the District of Columbia. The City and the District are therefore one legal entity, commonly referred to as Washington, D.C.
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∙ 14y agoWashington comes from the first president, George Washington.
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∙ 13y agoDC stands for the District of Columbia.
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∙ 7y agoDistrict of Columbia
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What does MI- DC stand for?
Michigan to Washington DC.
Does WA stand for Washington D.C.?
No, WA is the US Postal Abbreviation for Washington, the state. Washington DC is indicated with DC.
Washington DCwhat to the letter DC represents?
The letters D.C. in Washington DC stand for 'District of Columbia.'
What does the DC in Washington DC stand for to honor Christopher Columbus?
It stands for District of Columbia.
Full form of Washington DC?
you mean whats the DC stand for? district of colombia
What does th initials DC stand for?
As in Washington? District of Columbia. As in Washington? District of Columbia.
What word does the C stand for in the US city known as Washington DC?
Columbia
What does the dc in washingtondc stand for?
Washington DC (the DC formally stood for the District of Columbia), though the DC may not always be used when naming the American capital city.
What does the abbreviation DC stand for?
Gee, I dunno -- direct current, District of Columbia, whatever. Depends on whether you mean AC/DC or Washington DC.
What do the initials in Washington DC stand for?
D.C. stands for District of Columbia. Washington DC is the capital city of the United States of America.
What does the 'C' stand for in Washington DC?
Washington D.C. is formally known as Washington, District of Columbia. Nowadays, it is usually referred to as simply: Washington, or the District, or simply D.C.
Which of the following is not a state kansas Iowa Washington dc and Oregon?
Washington dc is not a state.
