What did George Washington propose as the name for the planned US capital?

teash

He wanted to name it Columbia after Christopher Columbus. Jun 18 06, 5:46 PM

teash

Oops! Correction! Washington preferred to call it the Federal City. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Jun 18 06, 6:01 PM

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