Washington DC's Map - EXPLAINED

I recently moved to DC so making this video was a really fun way to learn about my new home! There is LOADS of information I had to leave out for the sake of time… so I guess that means I’ll just have to make videos about this city. Lmk what ideas you have for DC or for another city!

Bruh. Awesome video

Robert E Lee never supported slavery. He supported whatever Virginia choose to do. He inherited slaves and freed all of them. Slavery was also legal in DC (and Maryland), so i dont know why they would return land to Virginia to keep practicing it.


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You joking right? You're actually claiming the hight restriction was because of fire hoses?? 🙄🙂😄😆😂🤣

I want the half back that Virginia stole in 1846. That was treason.

This is great. How old are these buildings? The US Capitol obviously had technology removed. Why replace the dome? These are inherited buildings. Would like to know if there was original plumbing and bathrooms.

tks for useful information what i need

A square? Try a diamond.

It's fascinating to me that the England vs Spain rivalry lead to this. they took their battle to another continent entirely. England took the north and spain took the south. And you can see from linguistic influence in the continent. the north is English speaking, and the south american countries are Spanish mostly and some Portugese.

he forgot to mention the black man who actually designed it because the guy you mentioned quit lol

actual dc buildings are short because its design is influenced by Paris not because the Cairo also I want to pay for these graphics

I don't like how you slandered Lee he was not a supporter of slavery.

really cool!

This video could have been way longer. Super interesting

“Robert E Lee…a military general who supported slavery.” That is the most reductionistic, historically ignorant statement I’ve ever heard.

Great video...But the follow up should include Benjamin Banneker (a Black Man ) who salvaged the plans for DC from memory after L'Enfant walked off the job

Very informative!-- Excluding couple 2 or 4 typos..but more importantly: ●Gen. R E Lee●... Grew up in a boarding house. Educated thru age 14+ in a plantation school house [ plus alot of off-hrs of further learning]. Many, many accolades later, gave up the majority of his' saved earnings- retirement assets to aide 172 indentured, not only from becoming slaves, but for most gaining independence within 2-3 years. Yes, leaving with a full belly and a pocket full of currency. .. Honor Respect fini

Thanks!

Bro I feel like I'm ready to watch videos like this for hours. That would be so cool to have 40-45 mins eposides with more details. So interesting. 7 mins is just not enought.

Thanks for an interesting intro to the District. Just two things I might have added: the Beltway (because everyone refers to things being inside or outside it) and that the highest point in the District isn't the top of the Capitol Rotunda, but the top of the tower of Washington National (Episcopal) Cathedral. This was designed to signify that government is still below God.

Robert E. Lee did not support slavery.

Washington, DC is a federate and is a district of it's own. Arlington County, VA is a census-designated county, not a consolidated city county. Alexandria, VA is an independent city in Virginia.

learnt a few new things today about DC

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Pentagon?

I visited back 2016 when they had a construction boom and It left me wondering why are the home prices so high and looked poor especially since it is the nations capital also after 2 days was boring and I realized theirs no night city life like here NY/NJ metro. Its dark not scary but as in no neon florencent sparkles to bar hopp stroll around. Last transportation get a rental and make sure phone is charged for GPS to explore the DMV.

Good video.

Let me correct you Robert E Lee was not a supporter of slavery so much as he was a Virginian and sided with Virginia as a state had nothing to do with slavery and by the way Arlington Cemetery is built on his land.

You got close to the truth about the Virginia piece of d.c. the crucial point is that it was REPARATIONS to slave holders for the loss of their human property when slavery was outlawed in D.C.

Robert E. Lee did not support the South on the basis of slavery. He joined because his true commitment was to Virginia. He did own slaves but was not fond of it. He never fully supported slavery.

Can you do a map breakdown of Houston next? Or Los Angeles? This series is dope so far man !

Even though I'm from NYC but I've been to Washington,DC and to me Northern Virginia is still considers as part of DC because the Washington,DC suburbs,The Pentagon and JFK's burial site are in Northern Virginia and that alone is still part of DC. Also this asshole was wrong about Robert E. Lee because Lee never supported slavery or the Confederacy but joined it because he was born and raised in Virginia was proud of it too.

Fun overview but typically the only reference to Black Americans are as enslaved people. Lots of history outside of NW you should venture out bro welcome to Chocolate City

Visiting DC for the first time in a couple of weeks and this was so helpful! Thank you!

You should do a Map Explained video for Boston! The layout is insane 😂

I'm a new Yorker who loves and visits DC regularly ...I'm hungry for more of your page and may have to watch this several times bravooooo

My favorite is actually what happens when the street names run out after “W.” After the first alphabet runs out of letters, street names restart alphabetically with two-syllable names. “Adams Street” follows “W Street.” Once the second alphabet is exhausted, the system repeats with words of three syllables. “Webster Street” is followed by the third alphabet’s “Allison Street.” However, the Fourth Alphabet does not use words of four syllables. Instead, the Fourth Alphabet, most of which are in the Northwest quadrant (DC’s largest), uses the names of plants in increasing alphabetical order. Thus “Aspen” follows “Whittier.”

Also, all the states have an Avenue named after them, except for California Street and Ohio Drive.

Super helpful, thank you!

As DC native I’ve been arguing for years that we need to manifest our destiny and take back Alexandria

cool info!!!

I didn't plan on watching the whole vid. Well done.

Awesome! I'm heading to DC for a trip and this video sure did explain alot! Thanks!

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I live in Georgetown DC , good & interesting video .

Traffic is horrible. As small as DC is it amazes me that during rush hour Washington DC is 1.5 hours away from Washington DC