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Washington: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (5387 words) |
 | Washington, D.C. City (pop., 2000: 572,059), capital of the U.S. It is coextensive with the District of Columbia. |
| Washington is the frequent location of large political demonstrations and protests, particularly on the National Mall. |
| Washington is surrounded by the states of Virginia (on its western side) and Maryland (on its southeast, northeast, and northwest sides); it interrupts those states' common border, which is the Potomac River's southern shore both upstream and downstream from the District. |
| Lockkeeper's House (235 words) |
| The C & O Extension was built between 1832 and 1833 to connect the Washington City Canal with the C & O Canal. |
| The Washington City Canal was first proposed by Pierre L'Enfant in his 1791 plan for the Capital and was opened in 1815. |
| During the development of Potomac Park in the early 1900's, the Lockkeeper's House was given to the United States and functioned for a while as the Park Police headquarters. |
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