Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . pulation, 1872, 640,000. Rome.—Lat 41° 54 06 N. On the TiberRiver, 17 m. from its mouth. Circuit 12 m. Population, 1872, 247,497. Government.—The municipal form of 1801, with amend-ments at various times, continued for nearly three-quartersof a century, [n 1871 it was superseded by the territorialform, which was abolished by Act of Congress, June 20,1874, and a government of three commissioners substituted.{See Oovernment, District of Columbia.) Finan
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book of the capital of the United States of America . pulation, 1872, 640,000. Rome.—Lat 41° 54 06 N. On the TiberRiver, 17 m. from its mouth. Circuit 12 m. Population, 1872, 247,497. Government.—The municipal form of 1801, with amend-ments at various times, continued for nearly three-quartersof a century, [n 1871 it was superseded by the territorialform, which was abolished by Act of Congress, June 20,1874, and a government of three commissioners substituted.{See Oovernment, District of Columbia.) Finances.—(/S^e District of Columbia.)Population {See District of Columbia).History. ( See page 235.) GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The Federal Territory, or District of Columbia, is situ-ated on the left or E. bank of the Potomac River, at theconfluence of the Anacostia or Eastern Branch Boundaries.—The District of Columbia comprises 64square miles. It lies entirely within the State of Maryland,and is bounded on the north by Montgomery county, onthe east and south by Prince George county, and west bythe Potomac Davie tJuKNb CiMiAt,j-. -ou .ry. H,114^.^3^.1ThQ Federal territory as originally located by President Washington, underauthority of the Constitution of the United States, and national and state legis-lation, formed a square of 10 miles (loo sq. m.). The bounds were proclaimedby the President March 30, 1791. On Friday, April 15, of the same year, at3 P. M., the municipal authorities of Alexandria, Virginia, repaired to thehouse in which the commissioners of Washington were residing, and after uni-ting with them in a glass of wine, to the sentiment May the stone which weare about to place in the ground remain an immovable monument of the wis-dom and unanimity of North America, the company proceeded to JonesPoint, or the upper cape, which projects into the Potomac River on the Vir-ginia side or right bank, at the confluence of Hunting Cr
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