is Washington D.C. in Maryland or Virginia?

Question

I think it is in Maryland but my sister says it is in Virginia. Help me prove her wrong

I was closer than her

Answer 1

It's not a state, it's our capital city...and since it's not a state, the U.S. congress pays many of it's bills. D.C.

The area for U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., was supposed to have been given by the states of Maryland and Virginia, and it was to have been a perfect square, with the Potomac River running through it.

What happened was that Maryland donated it's land, while Virginia didn't. This is why the capital city is square on 3 sides, and bounded by the Potomac River on the West. Look on a map of the Washington D.C. area and you can see where the western side was supposed to have been.

Answer 2

Neither. It's in The District Of Columbia. Reason Being is because D.C. has to be a neutral area, because that's where the ballots are counted, and where the elections take place. People who live in D.C. are only allowed to vote if they go to either Maryland , West Virginia, or Virginia.

Answer 3

She's wrong. But you're wrong too. Washington DC is not part of any state because it's the nation's capital. Some of the other answers get the other facts wrong.

1. In the 1700's Maryland and Virginia both donated land to create the nation's capital. Due to the slow growth of the federal city, Virginia's donation was retroceded (given back) by the federal government in the 19th century.

2. DC residents can vote in DC. We can vote for DC mayor, city council and president of the United States. We don't have senators and our one congressional rep. is not allowed to vote. But we do pay federal taxes.

--DC native

Answer 4

neither. it is a federal city controlled by the federal government.

originally, DC was made up of land from both maryland and virginia. but by the mid 1800s, no one was really using the virginia land, so the federal government just gave it back to virginia.

so DC currently is still made up of land that was originally part of maryland, but it is not located "in" either state (it is surrounded on 3 sides by maryland and only one side by virginia though).

Answer 5

Joe Schmoe or bestinwashington should get your best answer.
Sometimes I wonder if DC won't be made a state simply because then we'd have to add another star to the flag and it would be odd-numbered.

Another thing I don't think was mentioned is that they get taxation without representation. That slogan is on the DC license plates. It's ironic that the Senate/Congress is there, but DC is the only place in the country that has no one to speak for them.

Answer 6

Washington D.C. is in the District of Columbia. That's what the DC stands for, and it distinguishes it from the state of Washington, on the Pacific Coast. So you and your sister tied on this one -- you are both wrong!

Answer 7

Actually.. Im pretty sure that DC is considered to be its own province.. i think thats the right word.. its not really in a specific state but isnt a state of its own either.. its just.. Washington D.C. No joke.

Answer 8

You are both wrong it is in no state. It is a stand alone capital.The founding fathers were thinking of you and your sister when the set the boundary's for the capital and to keep the uneducated from fighting over which state had the capital they put in its own space in neither state.

Answer 9

None of the above. It is in Washington. District of Columbia.

Answer 10

Washington, in the District of Columbia in it's own district. It is not part of any state.