Existing comment:
1600s: Piscataway Indians inhabit future site of DC.
1749: Alexandria established in Virginia
1751: Georgetown established in Maryland
1788: US Constitution gives Congress exclusive jurisdiction over the seat of federal government
1790: Residency Act: President George Washington to choose site for a capital city on the Potomac River.
1791: Peter C. L'Enfant designs a capital city using portions of Maryland and Virginia
1800: US Government arrives from Philadelphia
1802: Congress appoints first DC mayor |