Today’s trip is a familiar one to us back east. In Pittsburgh, we are a scant 250 miles from Washington, DC. Add to that numerous trips to visit our friends at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and we get to our nation’s capital more than any other US city. However, to those of you who might’ve gone once for a school trip, visiting Washington is a wonderful adventure. And, almost everything is free. Well, of course, we all pay for it with our taxes…so….you might as well take advantage Washington has been the federal capital since 1790. At that time, the banks of the Potomac River were a mosquito-infested swamp. It was cold in the winter and unbearably hot and humid in the summer. It was thought that the decision to locate it here was to dissuade people from making a living in government. An able man was elected to Congress, spent his two years, then got back to his livelihood in his home state as quickly as possible.
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Brittany
I’ve been to Washington, D.C. a couple times, but it was a really long time ago. I can’t wait to take my son in the future & teach him all about our nation’s capitol. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂
Rick
No problem. It is so close to us that we take it for granted. Everything is cheap except hotels.
Thanks for the comment.
Rick