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I'm removing the baseball section for a few reasons:
-- dm (talk) 19:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
I know I've read about this in several books, but for some reason I have not been able to find a link to this Board online. Does it still exist? If so, what is the link or other contact information? Thanks! JJ4sad6 20:59, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
welll actualy i do think it still exists im not sure
sasdadadadaddada — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.194.28.29 ( talk) 22:35, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
According to Joseph Ellis' Founding Brothers, the dinner was hosted by Jefferson, but for Madison and Hamilton, who then worked out the deal. I corrected this on the main Washington, D.C. page a while back. Can anyone back up the passage in the article as it is? If not, I'll change it soon.-- Osprey39 ( talk) 16:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
This city was involved in a major UFO incident. See the article 1952 Washington DC UFO incident. 65.173.105.197 ( talk) 06:24, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I think Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War is too short of an article to stand on its own and can be easily merged into History of Washington, D.C. with little problem. - epicAdam ( talk) 21:07, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
I wanted to leave a note here for those wondering why I removed the subsections on the "Hanafi Muslim hostage situation", "Ronald Reagan assassination attempt", and the "Air Florida crash" from this article. In essence, not every event that happens in Washington, D.C. should be mentioned here unless that event directly affected the city. Contributors should not confuse events that occurred in D.C. with the history of D.C. itself. There is a List of District of Columbia-related topics where it may be appropriate to link event information. It may even be appropriate to create a separate article Historical events of Washington, D.C. (or something to that effect) to mention events like the ones that have been removed from this article. Best, epicAdam ( talk) 17:08, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
The north-south axis is now located between 17th and 18th Streets, NW; the east west axis is between Constitution Avenue and 3rd Street. The center of the square is within the grounds of the Organization of American States headquarters building west of the Ellipse. (Coordinates of the center of the original District of Columbia 38°53′36″N 77°02′29″W / 38.8932144°N 77.0412639°W)
First, just so you know, providing coordinates is not a valid reference. Second, and more importantly, the current center of the District of Columbia is near 4th and L Streets NW, according to the USGS. So I have no idea where the information about these axes is coming from. Please provide a proper source for this information. - epicAdam ( talk) 19:02, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
When I described the axes of the original District of Columbia, I provided a reference, as follows: "Axes of corners of square of the original District of Columbia from map of boundary stones by boundary stones.org"
"Boundary stones.org" provides the coordinates of all of the boundary stones of the original District of Columbia, including the cornerstones. All of the cornerstones remain in their original positions. They define the locations of the corners of the original District of Columbia.
The axes of between opposite corners of the original District of Columbia (which was a nearly perfect square) cross at the center of the original District. One can therefore physically draw axis lines between opposite corners to find the center of the square. Alternatively, one can calculate the coordinates of the center of the square. The center of the square has the average (mean) longitude of the north and south corners and the average (mean) latitude of the east and west corners. The result of the two methods of locating the center of the square is the same.
The point at which the axes cross (the center of the square) is within the grounds of the Organization of American States headquarters. The link to the coordinates of the center of the square in the Wikipedia article permit readers to see this point on a map or satellite image.
The following book states that the center of the original District was at the Pan American Union building, which is now the headquarters of the Organization of American States: City of Washington : an illustrated history / by the Junior League of Washington ; edited by Thomas Froncek. 1st ed. Publisher: New York : Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1977.
This confirms the location of the center calcuated as I described. I could describe all of the above in a footnote to the Wikipedia article, but that would probably be excessive.
Corker1 ( talk) 23:36, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
The city's education system deserves some mention, does it not? Hires an editor ( talk) 01:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
A few comments about the recent edits:
Best, epicAdam( talk) 21:44, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
I had put more details in about the Native settlements, a while back, with the reference. But, notice what I originally put has been trimmed and reworded to lose details of what the source says. I have put back some of the details and source material, and welcome others to adjust or improve it. Though, I do ask for any material added to be cited to a reliable sources. -- Aude ( talk) 22:35, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
I think it's definitely worth mentioning that the territory that now is the District of Columbia was previously settled by Native Americans, including settlements in Anacostia. (hence the name) And, the name of the Potomac River is derived from those who were settled in the area. And mention that the Native Americans were pushed further west by the European settlers. This puts the history of Washington, D.C. in better context, and I think makes it more neutral. -- Aude ( talk) 22:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
It is very strange to read an article on history of a city with decades-long majority African-American population that has so few references to it, other than late 20th c. riots. They developed high quality schools and students, colleges, churches, a broad array of civic institutions, a strong middle and upper class, etc. New York's and Chicago's history contains more on African American history in their respective cities. Washington, DC history is more than planning and the federal government.-- Parkwells ( talk) 17:33, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I added Reportedly haunted locations in Washington, D.C., to the "See Also" section. I wanted to get this article linked in another article about Washington, D.C., but couldn't figure out where to put it. Since the "haunting" article is largely historic, I thought it should go here. Suggestions? Ideas? - Tim1965 ( talk) 15:33, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
I added a CN in the Founding heading[ [1]] when the article goes into detail over the Philadelphia convention deliberations. This is a minute factoid - while important, it is not cited, but should be. Spuchuu (talk) 15:34, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
of the 100 sq miles of the orginial dc how big where the 4 parts? Smith03 ( talk) 17:33, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
thanks, sorry if I am not clear. I am looking for the area size of Washington City, Georgetown, Washington County. Smith03 ( talk) 16:22, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
In this section, the sentence that starts "At the time, the Patawomeck (loosely affiliated with the Powhatan) and the Doeg lived on the Virginia side, as well as on Theodore Roosevelt Island..." requires clarification - side of what? I presume the Potomac River. The previous reference is to the Anacostia River, which is bounded by Maryland on both sides. Hence the confusion to the reader. I am not going to correct because I am new to editing and, while it seems Potomac is correct, I hesitate to make the edit as I do not know this material.
(Corrections to edicit/protocol are welcome.)
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I'm removing the baseball section for a few reasons:
-- dm (talk) 19:23, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
I know I've read about this in several books, but for some reason I have not been able to find a link to this Board online. Does it still exist? If so, what is the link or other contact information? Thanks! JJ4sad6 20:59, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
welll actualy i do think it still exists im not sure
sasdadadadaddada — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.194.28.29 ( talk) 22:35, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
According to Joseph Ellis' Founding Brothers, the dinner was hosted by Jefferson, but for Madison and Hamilton, who then worked out the deal. I corrected this on the main Washington, D.C. page a while back. Can anyone back up the passage in the article as it is? If not, I'll change it soon.-- Osprey39 ( talk) 16:27, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
This city was involved in a major UFO incident. See the article 1952 Washington DC UFO incident. 65.173.105.197 ( talk) 06:24, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
I think Washington, D.C. in the American Civil War is too short of an article to stand on its own and can be easily merged into History of Washington, D.C. with little problem. - epicAdam ( talk) 21:07, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
I wanted to leave a note here for those wondering why I removed the subsections on the "Hanafi Muslim hostage situation", "Ronald Reagan assassination attempt", and the "Air Florida crash" from this article. In essence, not every event that happens in Washington, D.C. should be mentioned here unless that event directly affected the city. Contributors should not confuse events that occurred in D.C. with the history of D.C. itself. There is a List of District of Columbia-related topics where it may be appropriate to link event information. It may even be appropriate to create a separate article Historical events of Washington, D.C. (or something to that effect) to mention events like the ones that have been removed from this article. Best, epicAdam ( talk) 17:08, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
The north-south axis is now located between 17th and 18th Streets, NW; the east west axis is between Constitution Avenue and 3rd Street. The center of the square is within the grounds of the Organization of American States headquarters building west of the Ellipse. (Coordinates of the center of the original District of Columbia 38°53′36″N 77°02′29″W / 38.8932144°N 77.0412639°W)
First, just so you know, providing coordinates is not a valid reference. Second, and more importantly, the current center of the District of Columbia is near 4th and L Streets NW, according to the USGS. So I have no idea where the information about these axes is coming from. Please provide a proper source for this information. - epicAdam ( talk) 19:02, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
When I described the axes of the original District of Columbia, I provided a reference, as follows: "Axes of corners of square of the original District of Columbia from map of boundary stones by boundary stones.org"
"Boundary stones.org" provides the coordinates of all of the boundary stones of the original District of Columbia, including the cornerstones. All of the cornerstones remain in their original positions. They define the locations of the corners of the original District of Columbia.
The axes of between opposite corners of the original District of Columbia (which was a nearly perfect square) cross at the center of the original District. One can therefore physically draw axis lines between opposite corners to find the center of the square. Alternatively, one can calculate the coordinates of the center of the square. The center of the square has the average (mean) longitude of the north and south corners and the average (mean) latitude of the east and west corners. The result of the two methods of locating the center of the square is the same.
The point at which the axes cross (the center of the square) is within the grounds of the Organization of American States headquarters. The link to the coordinates of the center of the square in the Wikipedia article permit readers to see this point on a map or satellite image.
The following book states that the center of the original District was at the Pan American Union building, which is now the headquarters of the Organization of American States: City of Washington : an illustrated history / by the Junior League of Washington ; edited by Thomas Froncek. 1st ed. Publisher: New York : Knopf : distributed by Random House, 1977.
This confirms the location of the center calcuated as I described. I could describe all of the above in a footnote to the Wikipedia article, but that would probably be excessive.
Corker1 ( talk) 23:36, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
The city's education system deserves some mention, does it not? Hires an editor ( talk) 01:03, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
A few comments about the recent edits:
Best, epicAdam( talk) 21:44, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
I had put more details in about the Native settlements, a while back, with the reference. But, notice what I originally put has been trimmed and reworded to lose details of what the source says. I have put back some of the details and source material, and welcome others to adjust or improve it. Though, I do ask for any material added to be cited to a reliable sources. -- Aude ( talk) 22:35, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
I think it's definitely worth mentioning that the territory that now is the District of Columbia was previously settled by Native Americans, including settlements in Anacostia. (hence the name) And, the name of the Potomac River is derived from those who were settled in the area. And mention that the Native Americans were pushed further west by the European settlers. This puts the history of Washington, D.C. in better context, and I think makes it more neutral. -- Aude ( talk) 22:49, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
It is very strange to read an article on history of a city with decades-long majority African-American population that has so few references to it, other than late 20th c. riots. They developed high quality schools and students, colleges, churches, a broad array of civic institutions, a strong middle and upper class, etc. New York's and Chicago's history contains more on African American history in their respective cities. Washington, DC history is more than planning and the federal government.-- Parkwells ( talk) 17:33, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
I added Reportedly haunted locations in Washington, D.C., to the "See Also" section. I wanted to get this article linked in another article about Washington, D.C., but couldn't figure out where to put it. Since the "haunting" article is largely historic, I thought it should go here. Suggestions? Ideas? - Tim1965 ( talk) 15:33, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
I added a CN in the Founding heading[ [1]] when the article goes into detail over the Philadelphia convention deliberations. This is a minute factoid - while important, it is not cited, but should be. Spuchuu (talk) 15:34, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
of the 100 sq miles of the orginial dc how big where the 4 parts? Smith03 ( talk) 17:33, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
thanks, sorry if I am not clear. I am looking for the area size of Washington City, Georgetown, Washington County. Smith03 ( talk) 16:22, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
In this section, the sentence that starts "At the time, the Patawomeck (loosely affiliated with the Powhatan) and the Doeg lived on the Virginia side, as well as on Theodore Roosevelt Island..." requires clarification - side of what? I presume the Potomac River. The previous reference is to the Anacostia River, which is bounded by Maryland on both sides. Hence the confusion to the reader. I am not going to correct because I am new to editing and, while it seems Potomac is correct, I hesitate to make the edit as I do not know this material.
(Corrections to edicit/protocol are welcome.)
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