Washington D.C. was founded on July 16, 1790 based on a plan by world renowned architect and urban planner Pierre Charles L’Enfant. The site for the new capital city was picked by its namesake, the first president of the United States, George Washington. The 68.3 square miles that compose Washington

The colony of Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore in March 1634 and was one of the first regions in the Americas to be continuously inhabited by Europeans. Maryland eventually joined the other twelve original colonies in revolting against British rule to create the sovereign nation of the United States

Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be settled by England and would eventually become one of the original thirteen states to revolt against British rule in the American Revolution.   Virginia is known as both the "Mother of Presidents" and the "Mother of States." Eight U.S. presidents