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The Washington Monument seen across the Tidal Basin during 2007's National Cherry Blossom Festival. . . 1.5 Meaning of IAD, Two southern states were proposed by Senator John Bell with the assent of Texas in February 1850 New Mexico would get all Texas land north of the 34th parallel north including today's Texas Panhandle while the area to the south including the southeastern part of today's New Mexico would be divided at the Colorado River of Texas into two Southern states balancing the admission of California and New Mexico as free states, Beginning in the 19th century with increasing mining and agriculture upstream and urban sewage and runoff downstream the water quality of the Potomac River deteriorated This created conditions of severe eutrophication It is said that President Abraham Lincoln used to escape to the highlands on summer nights to escape the river's stench in the 1960s with dense green algal blooms covering the river's surface President Lyndon Johnson declared the river "a national disgrace" and set in motion a long-term effort to reduce pollution from sewage and restore the beauty and ecology of this historic river One of significant pollution control projects at the time was the expansion of the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant which serves Washington and several surrounding communities. Enactment of the 1972 Clean Water Act led to construction or expansion of additional sewage treatment plants in the Potomac watershed Controls on phosphorus one of the principal contributors to eutrophication were implemented in the 1980s through sewage plant upgrades and restrictions on phosphorus in detergents.

3.3.2 "A positive good", 6.5 Amphibians Many national capitals are also the largest city in their respective countries but in many countries this is not the case, Effect on the American Civil War. Utilities 1860 presidential election A Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury. Results Territorial government Washington D.C. Business Directory Committees. Texas Campaign Further information: France in the American Revolutionary War and Spain in the American Revolutionary War, Although the legislation did not specify an exact location it was assumed that Georgetown would be the capital Washington began scouting the area to the southeast of Georgetown near the Anacostia River (Eastern Branch) Some of the property owners expressed to the President that they were willing to sell land for the capital Washington also looked at other sites along the Potomac He decided that a few sites should be surveyed to provide specific details about the land and its ownership Washington returned to Philadelphia in late November 1790 to meet with Jefferson at this time the decision was reached to locate the capital at or adjacent to Georgetown, which was a short distance below the Fall Line and the farthest inland point for navigation.[citation needed], Contents The population of the Thirteen States was not homogeneous in political views and attitudes Loyalties and allegiances varied widely within regions and communities and even within families and sometimes shifted during the course of the Revolution. Nearly all of the 55 Constitutional Convention delegates had some experience in colonial and state government and the majority had held county and local offices. Those who lacked national congressional experience were Bassett Blair Brearly Broom Davie Dayton Alexander Martin Luther Martin Mason McClurg Paterson Charles Pinckney Strong and Yates. . A 2005 poll found that 78% of Americans did not know that residents of the District of Columbia have less representation in Congress than residents of the 50 states. Efforts to raise awareness about the issue have included campaigns by grassroots organizations and featuring the city's unofficial motto "Taxation Without Representation" on D.C vehicle license plates. There is evidence of nationwide approval for D.C voting rights; various polls indicate that 61 to 82% of Americans believe that D.C should have voting representation in Congress. However despite public support the solution to the problem is not simple, 1.3 Retrocession and the Civil War, Mount Pleasant General Hospital.