Take A Tour Of The Most Beautiful College Campus In New York City. Columbia University is known for its top academics and high price tag, but it also has a classically beautiful college campus with the added bonus of being in New York City. Much of Columbia's architecture reflects the university's commitment to liberal education.
Whether youâre a tourist or a Washington, D.C., native, itâs likely that you assume that Georgetown was named for George Washington, first president of the United States and Revolutionary War hero. After all, the entire city, founded in 1791, was named after President Washington, so why not an additional neighborhood?
Georgetown, the oldest neighbourhood in the District of Columbia, was originally a trading village called Tohoga by the local Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans in the 1600s. By 1751 this area on the Potomac River was well established as a colonial tobacco port and named for King George II of England. Forty years later the port town was included in the parcel of land transferred by Maryland to become part of the District of Columbia.