Georgetown was the port on the Maryland side of the Potomac and rivaled Alexandria which is on the Virginia side for many years. It became a part of DC when DC was formed. It does not extend all the way up to the Maryland line to the north but is loosely bounded by the Cathedral/Tenleytown neighborhoods of DC to the north, Foggy Bottom/State Dept/Geo Wash Univ to the east, and the American University/Canal Road area to the west. Kinda like defining SoHo! After the Civil War the area was notoriously run down. However in the 20th century it became (and remains) one of the poshest places to live in DC. For example, JFK and Jackie had their townhome in Georgetown as do many old name politicos. There are wondeful shops, restaurants, and the architecture is 18-19th century (still including cobblestone streets which are a bear to drive on!). Cynthia Waring Shockley (citizen (denizen?) of DC for 30+ years ....) -----Original Message----- From: BLNe4@aol.com <BLNe4@aol.com> To: MDPGEORG-L@rootsweb.com <MDPGEORG-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, April 22, 2001 10:04 AM Subject: Re: Georgetown >In a message dated 04/22/2001 9:03:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, >askeycj@ix.netcom.com writes: > > >> The Georgetown, formerly of Maryland, is located in the Southwest part >> of the District of Columbia. It is still called Georgetown. > >Carol, > >Georgetown is in the upper Northwest quadrant of DC. It goes up to the MD >line at Montgomery Co. > >Linda > > >==== MDPGEORG Mailing List ==== >Please do not post list management messages to the list. >Contact Carol Askey directly at askeycj@ix.netcom.com > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >