Washington, DC

Washington, DC
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Washington, DC is the capital of the United States of America. It is located in the District of Columbia, a Federal district nestled between Virginia and Maryland; Many important Federal government sites lie outside the District in nearby Virginia and Maryland towns.

Notable Locations

• Alena's home
• Le Bar (Georgetown)
• Building 26
• Capitol
• Danko's apartment
• Francis Scott Key Bridge
• Garden of Eden
• Kojin Sushi
• The Lincoln Memorial
• Monty and Simon's school
• Nathan's Senate office
• Noah's apartment
• Sandra's hotel room (at the Regency)
• Stanton Hotel
• Agent Taub's apartment
• Union Station
• White House

Notable Locations Near Washington, DC

• Arlington, VA
• Richmond, VA
  • Tom Miller's home

Notable Residents

• Alena
• Lukas Bahn
• Noah Bennet
• Emile Danko (deceased)
• Danko's team
• Ahlrich Dekker
• Steve Donner
• Lauren Gilmore
• Paul Harding (deceased)
• Agent Harper (deceased)
• Agent Jenkins (deceased)
• Mark Leggett (deceased)
• Robert Malden
• A Malden staffer
• Heidi Petrelli
• Monty and Simon Petrelli
• Nathan Petrelli (deceased)
• The President
• A school teacher
• Casey Z. Smith
• Tracy Strauss
• Sylar (disguised as Agent Taub)
• Sylar disguised as Nathan Petrelli (in a possible future)
• Agent Taub

Notable Visitors

• Abigail
• Elizabeth Axelson
• Bridget Bailey
• Claire Bennet
• Noah Bennet
• Sandra Bennet
• Abby Collins
• Berk Donahue
• Eric Doyle
• Hana Gitelman
• Gordon Hovey
• Curtis Hovsepian
• Anna Korolenko
• Mary Krause
• James Martin
• Ando Masahashi
• Daphne Millbrook
• Hiro Nakamura
• Matt Parkman
• Angela Petrelli
• Nathan Petrelli
• Peter Petrelli
• Janey Pierce
• Red Eye
• Sparrow Redhouse
• West Rosen
• Julia Ryan
• Micah Sanders
• Ryan Stewart
• Mohinder Suresh
• Mohinder Suresh (in a possible future)
• Sylar
• Victor
• Natalie Wells

About

Washington, DC is the capital of the United States of America. It has a total district area of 68.3 square miles. Founded on July 16, 1790, the city is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and has a resident population of 599,657, which often rises into seven digits because of commuters during the workweek. Aside from being the capital of the USA, it houses over a hundred foreign embassies and is headquarters to several non-governmental organizations.

Notes

• Georgetown is a relatively affluent neighborhood located within DC, along the Potomac River.
• Arlington, VA is about a 10-minute drive from the heart of DC. It was once part of DC, but was retroceded to Virginia in 1847.

Trivia

• Washington, DC is the only city in the United States that is not part of a state.
• The origins of Georgetown's name are unclear: George Beall and George Gordon founded the area as the "Town of George", and King George II was the king of England at the time.
• Arlington County is geographically the smallest county in the U.S.

Gallery

• 
  Isaac Mendez's painting of Nathan.
  (Linderman's Archives)
• 
  Sylar paint's a prophetic picture of himself as Nathan in the White House.
  (.07%)
• 
  A news report of Nathan outside the White House...
• 
  ...and afterward inside the Oval Office.
  (Five Years Gone)
• 
  Hana Gitelman sneaks inside the Pentagon.
  (War Buddies, Part 1)
• 
  Matt makes a prophetic painting of D.C. exploding.
  (Cold Wars )
• 
  Andrea Charles reports from the Capitol.
  (Exposed)
• 
  Micah Sanders as Rebel, visits Union Station.
  (Cold Snap)
• 
  Noah Bennet leaves D.C.
  (Scenic Route)
• 
  Peter flies over D.C.
  (One Good Hero)

External Links

• District of Columbia -- Official Site
• Georgetown Business Improvement District
• Arlington County, Virginia -- Official Site
• Washington, DC -- Wikipedia
• Georgetown -- Wikipedia
• Arlington -- Wikipedia