Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is correctly spelled P-I-T-T-S-B-U-R-G-H, don't forget to add an h at the end. Pittsburgh has a population of 306,211. It is known as “the City of Bridges” and “the Steel City”. It is called the “Steel City” because it has more than 300 steel related businesses, not because the people there steal things. And it is called “the City of Bridges” because of its 446 bridges. Known for steel, Pittsburgh also led innovations and industries in aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, appliances, sports, transportation, computing, retail, cars and electronics. The creative wealth placed Pittsburgh third after New York and Chicago.


Friday, March 14, 2014

Washington, D.C.



Washington D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, “the District”, or simply Washington D.C., is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the East Coast. The sates of Maryland and Virginia each donated some land to form Washington D.C. Named in honor of George Washington; the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the national capital. In 2013, Washington D.C., had an estimated population of 646,449, the 24th most populous place in the United States.