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What land was used for the new

capital of Washington, D.C.? What
year was the new capital moved?

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President George Washington chose the exact site along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, and the city was officially founded in 1790 after both Maryland and Virginia ceded land to this new “district,” to be distinct and distinguished from the rest of the states.

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