Why is it Called the District of Columbia?
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2 min readJul 7, 2020
Why is the United States capital in the District of Columbia, and how did the district get its name?
On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress passed the Residence Act which gave power to President George Washington to select a spot for the new country’s permanent capital. Prior to this time, the capital had been in various other locations such as New York, Philadelphia, two other…