Remembering: Washington DC

July 16, 1790 the Congress of the United States declares a location for a brand new capital.

They choose a mosquito infested area of swamp, due to it's proximity to navigable rivers.

President George Washington a French architect and city planner named Pierre L Enfant to design the future city.

In 1793 the President's Mansion was one of the first buildings began, it would be finished in 1800.

Though originally named the District of Columbia, it would later be named after Washington.