Is washington dc named after george washington?

George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (1991), by Donald De Lue (completed by Granville Carter), George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus. A copy of De Lue's 1967 statue is at the Freedoms Foundation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. read more

If you’re talking only place names in the US, 241 townships in the United States named Washington the 26 cities, 1 borough, and 1 village named Washington, 2 villages and 1 borough named Washingtonville, 15 mountains, 1 town, 1 city, and four neighborhoods named Mount Washington. read more

In 1790, the US Constitution allowed for the creation of a capitalcity so an area in the District of Columbia - which is stilllegally referred to as such - was chosen, a city founded and in1791 named after George Washington, the first president of a unitedstates. read more