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City
and capital of the US. The city of Washington,
which is coextensive with the District of Columbia, is situated at
the navigational head of the Potomac River between Maryland to the
northeast and Virginia to the southwest.
The
District of Columbia was chosen by Congress in 1790 as the site for
a permanent seat of government for the new nation. Washington thus
became one of the few cities in the world that was planned expressly
as a national capital; it contains many historical artifacts and
revered monuments.
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the Washington, DC Department of Tourism Web Site for more
information
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