District of Columbia - The US Explained

Within this small chunk of the United States, a piece of land that could fit inside Rhode Island 17 times over, live nearly 700,000 people, more than the entire populations of Vermont or Wyoming. The history of the country has been shaped inside its halls and buildings, and on its streets and parks, and from this tiny district, decisions have been made that have impacted people across the globe. This is DC - The US Explained.

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[ThatIsInterestingTII]

The next state I'll be covering in The US Explained is Vermont! To all my subscribers from Vermont, please reply to fill me in on what I need to know about your home state, such as unique food, traditions, places, some fun facts and local dialects and pronunciations! I can't promise everything will make it into the video, but I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to getting started!

[FlowMichael]

The fact that D.C could fit in Rhode Island only 17 times just makes me realize how tiny Rhode Island is.

[soledieairvideos]

I moved earlier this year to DC. It’s so awesome to walk past all the amazing architecture, but my god is it so hot and humid.

[destinyforreal]

Carter I broke my leg and ribs in an auto accident and your videos are helping me feel less trapped by having to stay home to heal. Thank you!

[davidpawson]

I have so many great memories of growing up in and around DC and never let the time I was shot in a carjacking affect my love for both the city and the people. Two weeks later with the bullet still buried in my shoulder I went back to work driving for a courier company. My father worked downtown and still lives nearby as it's the only city he's known since coming to the US in the 60s. Always something fun to do no matter how much money you have. Another great unique video my friend and I see you at a million very soon.

[athom]

I went to grad school in DC, and I always think DC is an incredibly beautiful city, as long as you never pick up a newspaper.

I was in grad school for journalism; I found out the hard way

[empicek]

A long time ago Congress passed a law declaring that all buildings constructed in the District may NOT BE HIGHER THAN THE CAPITOL DOME.

[MrsKay-vuds]

Not sure why you forgot to mention Benjamin Banneker’s contribution to the L’Enfant plan of DC. He surveyed the land and made sure that the boundaries were in place.

[EstrafaDC]

Great video! One huge correction. Maryland was NOT a border state by choice. Lincoln sent federal troops to SURROUND the statehouse in Annapolis to barr them from voting to secede. Proslavery sentiment was strong in Maryland and it sat beneath the Mason Dixon line and Lincoln knew if it fell the capitol would be surrounded by the Confederacy. Fury about Lincoln's move was so fierce a verse in the Maryland state song decries Lincoln as a tyrant. That verse wasn't removed until a few decades ago.

[nwtmediagroup]

great stuff! as a DC based video production company, this hit home. great job.

[TheMelbournelad]

Always found it odd they didn’t re take the Virginia side of the District after the civil war

[JJPelszynski]

Great overview of an extremely interesting city. Thanks!

[HeUaKeia]

I'm so happy you are making these videos again. I love them so much!!

[scottengel]

I really enjoyed this video, and was surprised to learn that Washington was a separate city originally from Georgetown and Cities in Virginia. It now makes sense to me!

[fabionwilson]

Yet again nice job young man! Keep up the good work

[dee.hunter]

I am a born and raised DC resident and wow!... I thoroughly enjoyed this video.

[boxsterman]

A common misconception, L' Enfant did not model Washington after Paris. If anything, it would be a more credible statement to say Paris was modeled after Washington. The person most responsible for the sweeping and grand Boulevards, monuments placed at key hubs etc, . of Paris was Georges-Eugène Haussmann and undertaken from 1853 to 1870 during the rule of Napoleon III (hence the ubiquity of bridges with "N" as stone reliefs).. It is far more likely that L' Enfant modeled Washington after Karlshrue, Germany, whose design of criss-crossing diagonal Roads overlaying a grid network was as much to maximize artillery sight lines as it was to provide beautiful vistas.

[bengeertsema]

I'm proudly DMV born and raised, great video as always Carter! Neither myself nor any of my family work for the Feds. People love to trash DC but it is an incredible place and it should be a state imo. Giving DC back to Maryland would be like giving Cincinnati to Kentucky, it just doesn't make any sense.

[dalemcmillen]

Bravo for a fabulous video!

Probably the best I've seen so far in Washington DC (even compared to the Smithsonian sponsored history of Washington DC videos, which are also fabulous).

That you could pack so much history into 45 minutes is a real accomplishment.

This video deserves to be watched a few times.

[chrisk]

When you said that their motto was “No taxation Without Representation” & you showed their license plate which reads “Taxation Without Representation” as the people living in DC are being being taxed although they are not allowed to vote for Senators or Congressmen or women.