. The marriage gave Washington control over Martha's one-third dower interest in the 18,000-acre (7,300 ha) Custis estate and he managed the remaining two-thirds for Martha's children; the estate also included 84 slaves He became one of Virginia's wealthiest men which increased his social standing. Abbreviations DC D.C The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) operates the Washington Metro the city's rapid transit system as well as Metrobus Both systems serve the District and its suburbs Metro opened on March 27 1976 and as of July 2014 consists of 91 stations and 117 miles (188 km) of track. With an average of about one million trips each weekday Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the country Metrobus serves over 400,000 riders each weekday and is the nation's fifth-largest bus system the city also operates its own DC Circulator bus system which connects commercial areas within central Washington. Franklin Washington John Williams and Henry Wisner had little formal education and were largely self-taught or learned through apprenticeship! . Conceived in early planning sessions in 1959 Dulles is one of the few remaining airports to use the mobile lounge (also known as "plane mates" or "people movers") now only used for transport to the International Arrivals Building as well as transport for Concourse D They have all been given names based on the postal abbreviations of 50 states e.g VA MD AK, John Hancock Massachusetts 2 Yes Yes 1998 66.2% 92,504 30.2% 42,280, The Congress of the United States serves two distinct purposes that overlap: local representation to the federal government of a congressional district by representatives and a state's at-large representation to the federal government by senators. Howe's troop strength totaled 32,000 regulars and Hessians and Washington's consisted of 23,000 mostly raw recruits and militia in August Howe landed 20,000 troops at Gravesend Brooklyn and approached Washington's fortifications as King George III proclaimed the rebellious American colonists to be traitors. Washington opposing his generals chose to fight based on inaccurate information that Howe's army had only 8,000 plus troops. Howe assaulted Washington's flank and inflicted 1,500 Patriot casualties with the British suffering 400. Washington retreated instructing General William Heath to acquisition river craft in the area On August 30 General William Alexander held off the British and gave cover while the army crossed the East River under darkness to Manhattan Island without loss of life or material although Alexander was captured, 2.9 Attendance at conventions Washington D.C. Business Directory.
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