With a POD after its inception, have Washington become a major city in the United States, at least the top 10.
With a POD after its inception, have Washington become a major city in the United States, at least the top 10.
"As of the 2010 Census Bureau estimate, the population of the Washington Metropolitan Area was estimated to be 5,582,170 (+16.39%), making it the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country."
Done.
If it is Washington, DC proper, then it would need to expand in physical size.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,_DC-VA-MD-WV_MSA#cite_note-3
Move the financial center to the new capital and keep the Bank of the US alive.
I believe BUS was actually located in Philadelphia. So just move it to DC.![]()
Are we talking solely financially? Because I've always thought that D.C. was a pretty damn important city, as capital of the United States. (Even if its traffic sucks)
No, it can't; you'd need consent of the Virginian state government. Of course, the Unionist-founded Restored Government of Virginia would probably consent if they were pressed.I wonder, can the U.S. government take back Virginia's portion of D.C. post-Civil War as punishment?
The other problem is that there's a law saying no building can be higher than the Washington Monument. Of course, the soft ground might be a problem, too - would it count if we founded Washington City on a different site in the first place?Too bad Washington is on soft ground, skyscrapers would help.
No, it can't; you'd need consent of the Virginian state government. Of course, the Unionist-founded Restored Government of Virginia would probably consent if they were pressed.
It might've been even simpler, though, not to retrocede it in the first place.
The other problem is that there's a law saying no building can be higher than the Washington Monument. Of course, the soft ground might be a problem, too - would it count if we founded Washington City on a different site in the first place?
I said CITY. I don't Metropolitan area. But Im a New Yorker, so I don't need to.Pure city wise. I would suggest not having the southern portion retracted.
The Residency Act said it should be somewhere on the Potomac River and left the exact site up to President Washington. I've read a lot of people were thinking it'd be somewhere further west to anticipate future westward expansion. A capitol at Harper's Ferry could make for an interesting TL...I've actually always wondered about this, is there any link describing other potential sites? I've read that Cincinnati was supposed to become the US Capital in the event of Washington falling to the British.
Toronto style amalgamation with Fairfax, PG and Montgomery counties.