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|Description=Animated map showing territorial progression of [[Washington, D.C.]]

|Description=Animated map showing territorial progression of [[Washington, D.C.]]
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|Source= {{own}}; I created this work entirely by myself
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|Date=17:07, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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|Date={{upload date|2008|08|09}} 17:07 (UTC)
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|Author=[[User:Epicadam|epicAdam]] ([[User talk:Epicadam|talk]]) 17:07, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
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|Author=[[User:Epicadam|epicAdam]] ([[User talk:Epicadam|talk]])

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== Animation sequence ==

== Animation sequence ==
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*1790 - Area along the [[Potomac River]] prior to the settlement of the capital, including cities of [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]] and [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]]
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*1790 - Area along the [[Potomac River]] prior to the settlement of the capital, including cities of [[w:Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]] and [[w:Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)|Georgetown]]

*1791 - Borders of the Territory of Columbia are defined and the City of Washington established

*1791 - Borders of the Territory of Columbia are defined and the City of Washington established
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*1801 - Federal district placed under the [[District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801|control of Congress]], counties of [[Washington County, D.C.|Washington]] and [[Alexandria County|Alexandria]] formed
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*1801 - Federal district placed under the [[w:District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801|control of Congress]], counties of [[w:Washington County, D.C.|Washington]] and [[w:Alexandria County|Alexandria]] formed
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*1846 - Congress returns the area south of the Potomac River to Virginia, see [[District of Columbia retrocession]]
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*1846 - 29th Congress returns the area south of the Potomac River to Virginia, see [[w:District of Columbia retrocession|District of Columbia retrocession]]
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*1871 - [[District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871]] unifies the District of Columbia into a single municipality, as it remains today
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*1871 - [[w:District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871|District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871]] unifies the District of Columbia into a single municipality, as it remains today

== {{int:license}} ==

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[[Category:Maps of Washington, D.C.]]

[[Category:Maps of Washington, D.C.]]

[[Category:History of Washington, D.C.]]

[[Category:History of Washington, D.C.]]

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[[Category:Animated maps of the United States]]

[[Category:Animated GIF]]

[[Category:Animated GIF]]

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