FUN WITH MAPS – ISSUE 2021-243 DAILY FEATURE:
By Steve Kovacs (Introduction by Chuck Gibson)
LOVELAND, OH (December 23, 2021) – In Issue 2021-243 of Steve Kovacs Fun with Maps, we celebrate the land known as our Nation’s Capital. NOTE: This is the final issue of FWM for 2021!
A CAPITAL TEN SQUARE MILES
On this date in 1788, Maryland’s legislature voted to cede land to become the new US capital of Washington, D.C.
It was almost a year later, December 3, 1789 to be exact, that Virginia gave up the land to complete the 10 square miles set aside for the honor. This land was subsequently returned to Virginia in 1846 by Congress.
The site was a compromise for northern and southern states, and emphasized the importance that the capital be free-standing and not a part of any established state. Originally called the Territory of Columbia, the city itself was named in honor of the first president.
Thirty-six of the original boundary markers can still be found today.
Here is Maryland’s pictorial map from 1938 by White.
NOTE: This is the final issue of Fun With Maps on Loveland Beacon for 2021. Steve & Theresa Kovacs thank you for your interest and support this past year and Wish Everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. We’ll be back with more Fun With Maps (FWM) January 4, 2022!
Pictorial of Maryland – 1938 (Credit Steve Kovacs)
Steve Kovacs and his wife Theresa reside in Loveland, Ohio where they raised their two children. He is a passionate collector of antique maps.
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