25 Things You Should Know About Washington, D.C.
Named for George Washington and Christopher Columbus , Washington , D.C. was never supposed to be a city . The founding father envisioned the arena as a place where multitude worked , not where people exist . con more about the metropolis of658,000people . 1.Washington , D.C. wasestablished by the Constitution to serve as the capital . Its placement was a via media between Alexander Hamilton ’s desire for the federal government to assume Revolutionary War debt and Thomas Jefferson , who wanted the capital to be in a blank space that was friendly to slave - hold interests ....