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DC is currently undergoing a renaissance. New attractions, exhibits, hotels and restaurants are opening all over the city, and there is a feeling of excitement in the air. Add these new places to the fascinating cultural and historic sites which visitors of all ages have loved for generations, and you will know why almost 20 million people travel to the nation’s capital every year.

The Nation's Capitol

Washington, D.C., locat-ed along the Potomac River, was chosen as the permanent site for the capital of the United States by Congress in 1790.

SIZE: 68 sq. miles
MOTTO: Justitia Omnibus (Justice to all)
BIRD: Wood Thrush
FLOWER: American Beauty Rose
SONG: The Star-Spangled Banner

ORIGIN OF NAME: The District is named after Christopher Columbus.

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