About Vacation Rentals in District of Columbia
District of Columbia is a federal district of the United States coextensive with the city of Washington, and bordered by Maryland and
Virginia. The territory was authorized by the Congress in 1790, and granted by the states of Maryland and Virginia. The area of the district was selected by George Washington. For those looking for District of Columbia vacation rentals, here is the story of how the district was set up. The setting up of the District of Columbia as national capital was a political compromise that needed to be effected between the Northern and Southern states following the achieving of independence of the United States. While the southern states feared about the prospect of the northern states influencing the affairs of the country too much if the capital was placed in one of the northern cities, the northern states wanted federal assistance to pay off the debts it incurred as a result of the Revolutionary War. The southern states were against this demand.
Alexander Hamilton decided to end this difference of opinion by agreeing to let the federal government pay off the war debts, if the capital was placed on the Potomac River somewhere between
Maryland and Virginia. District of Columbia is a destination of political and historical importance. At the
Heart of DC you have famous government buildings, as well as museums and other attractions. The Capitol Building, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and the Washington Monument are the most important political buildings. You also have the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the National Gallery of Art East, and the National Gallery of Art West close by. You can also check out the
Naval Anacost Annex at District of Columbia.
