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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
I think Maryland "donated" the land to create D.C.
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Yeah, that's about what I was taught. Basically. I was also taught that Alexandria was once part of it, but after the Civil War we (Virginia) got it back. I don't know if that's true or not. It might be.
The City of Washington is located within (situates and occupies) the District of Columbia hence the term Washington, D.C.