Show why the D C friend when dumb b dora asked her boy friend th the e question question why do they always put D C after washington that young hopeful replied with a snicker why washinton washington 7 was the daddy of his coun country try seriously though the real reason is this D C stands for district of columbia which is the seat of the federal government its area was originally square miles but since the portion south of the potomac was ceded back to virginia in 1846 its area is about 70 square miles although t the he district of columbia is coterminous with the city of washington we write D C after washington for the same reason we write the name of the state after any other town in the country |