<P> The District of Columbia was created to serve as the permanent national capital in 1790 . Within the District , a new capital city was founded in 1791 to the east of a preexisting settlement at Georgetown . The original street layout in the new City of Washington was designed by Pierre ( Peter ) Charles L'Enfant . </P>
<P> The District of Columbia was created to serve as the permanent national capital in 1790 . Within the District , a new capital city was founded in 1791 to the east of a preexisting settlement at Georgetown . The original street layout in the new City of Washington was designed by Pierre ( Peter ) Charles L'Enfant . </P>
who laid out the streets of washington dc
who laid out the streets of washington dc
Pierre ( Peter ) Charles L'Enfant
Pierre ( Peter ) Charles L'Enfant