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The Native Americans of the region and thus the earliest white settlers referred to the South Branch Potomac River as the Wappatomaka Variants throughout the river's history included Wappatomica River Wapacomo River Wapocomo River Wappacoma River Wappatomaka River South Branch of Potowmac River and South Fork Potomac River, Liberalism John Trumbull Main article: Treaty of Paris (1783), An encounter was noted between Sir George Cockburn and a female resident of Washington "Dear God! is this the weather to which you are accustomed to in this infernal country?" enquired the Admiral "This is a special interposition of Providence to drive our enemies from our city" the woman allegedly called out to Cockburn "Not so Madam" Cockburn retorted "It is rather to aid your enemies in the destruction of your city" before riding off on horseback. Yet the British left right after the storm completely unopposed by any American military forces What makes this event even more serendipitous for the Americans is that as the Smithsonian reports there have only been seven other tornadoes recorded in Washington D.C in the 204 years since with probably a similar rare occurrence in the years prior to this event. ! . Germany: the official capital Berlin is home to the parliament and the highest bodies of the executive branch (consisting of the ceremonial presidency and effective chancellery) Various ministries are located in the former West German capital of Bonn which now has the title "Federal City" the Federal Constitutional Court has its seat in Karlsruhe which as a consequence is sometimes called Germany's "judicial capital"; none of Germany's highest judicial organs are located in Berlin Various German government agencies are located in other parts of Germany.

. Eastman Johnson's 1863 painting "The Lord is My Shepherd", 8 Battalions District of Columbia Infantry {3 months unit-1861}. . Main articles: George Washington and slavery Slavery in the colonial United States and Slavery in the United States, In July 1777 British General John Burgoyne led the Saratoga campaign south from Quebec through Lake Champlain and recaptured Fort Ticonderoga with the objective of dividing New England including control of the Hudson River But General Howe in British-occupied New York blundered taking his army south to Philadelphia rather than up the Hudson River to join Burgoyne near Albany. Meanwhile Washington and Lafayette rushed to Philadelphia to engage Howe and were shocked to learn of Burgoyne's progress in upstate New York where the Patriots were led by General Philip Schuyler and successor Horatio Gates Washington's army of less experienced men were defeated in the pitched battles at Philadelphia, The river has two sources the source of the North Branch is at the Fairfax Stone located at the junction of Grant Tucker and Preston counties in West Virginia the source of the South Branch is located near Hightown in northern Highland County Virginia the river's two branches converge just east of Green Spring in Hampshire County West Virginia to form the Potomac As it flows from its headwaters down to the Chesapeake Bay the Potomac traverses five geological provinces: the Appalachian Plateau the Ridge and Valley the Blue Ridge the Piedmont Plateau and the Atlantic coastal plain. !