Welcome to Washington,
D.C.
The District of Columbia
"Our Nation's Capital"
The American Experience
Our City, Our Future
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Zip
Codes
20004, 20011, 20012, 20014,
20016, 20019, 20020
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Statistics
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Official Bird: Wood
Thrush
Official Flower: American
Beauty Rose
Official Tree: The
Scarlet Oak
Official Motto: Justitia
Omnibus (Justice to all)
Size: 68.2
square miles
Official
Flag
Population:
The population of Washington, D. C. was:
1997 - 554,000
2000 - 572,059
2006 - 581,530
Population Density:
2000 - 9,479 people per square mile
Median resident age:
2000 - 34.6 years
Highest Point: Tenleytown
Time Zone: Eastern
Median household income:
2000 - $40,127
2005 - $47,221
Median house value:
2000 - $157,200 (estimated)
2005 - $384,400
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Location
on the United State Atlantic
Coast on the Potomac River surrounded by the states of Maryland
and Virginia Other
nearby communities include Mount
Rainier, Brentwood,
Chillum,
Cottage
City, Takoma
Park, North
Brentwood, Colmar
Manor, Bethesda
and Hyattsville,
all in Maryland and
Arlington
in Virginia
Latitude: 38.90
Longitude: 77.05
Elevation: 18 feet above sea
level
Land area: 61.4 square miles
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Climate
& Weather
Average Temperature:
Winter - 37 degrees F.
Spring - 56 degrees F.
Summer - 77 degrees F.
Fall - 60 degrees F.
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History
& History Related Items
Founded: 1790
Washington, D.C. was designed
by Major Pierre Charles L'Enfant around 1791. It was the first American
city planned for a specific purpose. It was designed to be a beautiful
city with wide streets and many trees. The city's business is centered
around the government. Another name for Washington, D.C. is the District
of Columbia. The district was originally a 10 miles square crossing the
Potomac River into Virginia. Both Virginia and Maryland donated part of
their land for the capital district. The Virginia portion of D.C. was
later ceded back to Virginia.
Washington
as it Was!
Photographs by Theodor Horydczak (1923-1959)
Spanning from the mid 1920s through the 1950s, the Theodor Horydczak collection
(about 14,350 photographs online) documents the architecture and social
life of the Washington metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s,
including exteriors and interiors of commercial, residential, and government
buildings, as well as street scenes and views of neighborhoods. A number
of Washington events and activities, such as the 1932 Bonus Army encampment,
the 1933 World Series, and World War II preparedness campaigns, are also
depicted.
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Attractions
A great site to learn about
the White House
A White House site from the National
Park Service
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. - open for self-guided tours Tuesdays through Saturday.
More info is available at the nps website. Up-to-date information is available
at: 202-456-7041
The
White House Historical Association (WHHA)
740 Jackson Place NW
Washington, D. C. 20503
Phone: 202-737-8292
Fax: 202-789-0440
Visitor's
Information Center for Washington, D.C.
The official
tourism website of DC
the
Smithsonian Institute
For more information about the Smithsonian,
write or call:
Smithsonian Information
SI Building, Room 153
Washington, DC 20560-0010
Phone: 202-357-2700
TTY: 202-357-1729
the
National Zoo
3000 Block of Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
National
Parks Website
National
Museum of Natural History
at the Smithsonian
Phone: 202-786-2950
See the best dinosaur display in the world here!
Environmental Film Festival
For many years, the Environmental
Film Festival in the Nation's Capital has been held in Washington DC.
Offering documentary, animated, feature, experimental, archival and children's
films, most events include discussion and almost all are free.
Ford Theatre Museum
Call ahead for hours and for times the museum is open: 202-426-6924
The theatre where President Abraham Lincoln was shot. At the museum you
may see the derringer pistol which John Wilkes Booth used to kill Lincoln.
The clothes Lincoln wore that fateful night and the ropes used to hand
the conspirators are also on display. Across the street is the Peterson
House where you may see the blood-stained pillow Lincoln used. After the
1865 assassination of Lincoln at the theatre, another tragedy occurred.
In 1893 all three floors collapsed killed 22 workers. (website temporarily
unavailable 1-02)
Union
Station Online
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Government
the
Washington, D.C. City page
The Supreme
Court is online! You can access opinions, the docket, a photo gallery
and historical court information at this site.
Government of the District of Columbia
441 4th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
City-Wide Call Center: (202) 727-1000
Directory
of Government Agencies in the District of Columbia.
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Chamber
of Commerce
Chamber
of Commerce for Washington, D.C.
1213 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 347-7201
Fax: (202) 347-3538
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