Originally, but the Virginia portion was "retroceded" (returned to Virginia) in 1846.
“D.C.’s land came from Maryland and Virginia?”
“Originally, but the Virginia portion was “retroceded” (returned to Virginia) in 1846.”
Well make the residential areas part of Maryland then, or make it a Congressional district in Maryland, and give them voting franchise in Maryland.
It is ridiculously inefficient to establish all the overhead of a State Government for so few people and so little land.
“D.C.’s land came from Maryland and Virginia?
Originally, but the Virginia portion was “retroceded” (returned to Virginia) in 1846.”
As they could now do with the Maryland segment back to Maryland, save for the Federal enclave.