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Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 
... Various tribes of the Algonquian-speaking Piscataway people (also known as 
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Thompson and Thomas ... Georgetown was established in 1751 when the 
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little ... The core of this land grant, originally called the Rock of Dumbarton, ... 
was named George Towne, now Georgetown) and once laid out, to govern it. 
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build it, our first president, George Washington, lived in three houses. ... 
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district, the White House, West Potomac Park, the Kennedy Center, George ... 
and neglected neighborhood with such rich history could exist in the capital of the 
... Washington, D.C., is known to locals as simply D.C. or the District, and it is rare
... [DOC] [TLE] Ending Slavery in the District of Columbia | emancipation [PAR] The act ended slavery in Washington, DC, freed 3,100 individuals, reimbursed ... 
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area formerly known as Washington County, DC began to develop. .... 
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Penn, the governor of the colony, and a grandson of Pennsylvania's founder, .... 
simply interrupted the residency by taking their slaves out of the state before the 
... The Residence Act of 1790 called for the District of Columbia to

Question: This area that existed before the District of Columbia was founded was once known simply as George
Answer: Georgetown