-note that government land inside this is under direct control of congressional law
Statistics
Name - State of Anacostia (English)
Country - United States of America
Capital - Washington
Administration
Head of state and government - Governor --------
Legislature - State Assembly
Speaker of the State Assembly - --------
Judiciary - Court of Appeals
Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals - --------
Form of government - Constituent state of the United States of America under a democratic presidential triramic constitution
Form of law - Brougham Code
Demonym - Anacostian
Geography
Area - 259 km^2
Largest city - Washington
Time zone -
Demography
Language - None; English (unofficial)
Population - 3,532,000
Density - 13,637.07 /km^2
Symbols
Anthem -
Motto - Deeds, not Words
Population
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1,643,000 |
| Georgetown | 251,000 |
| Alexandria | 323,000 |
| Websterville | 255,000 |
| Arlington | 119,000 |
| Ross Lynn | 181,000 |
| Little Falls | 125,000 |
| Green Valley | 179,000 |
| Junctionville | 207,000 |
| Fort Union | 139,000 |
| Falls Church | 110,000 |
| Total | 3,532,000 |
-technically, Anacostia is one big city which shares its legislature with the state
Smithsonian Institution
-center of the National University of the United States of America
-mostly made (as with most post-liberty war architecture) of concrete but some spectacular buildings
Smithsonian Castle
-building on National Mall, center of the Smithsonian
-rest of Smithsonian south of it
Tomb of James Smithson
-body retrieved postwar
-modelled on Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, on National Mall (but much smaller)
-underneath, made of reinforced concrete
National Gallery of History and Art
-source and source2
-made in 1880s
-in what is in OTL the location of the Old Naval Observatory
-truly colossal and opulent neoclassicalism
-district that looks like various world landmarks
-entrance with two towers topped with ziggurats
-then pool
-then gate, to steps up, to other gate
-at steps, terraces, within which is stuff
-then opens to roman-style buildings
-divided all into sectors containing replicas of world monuments all in their own Courts
Gallery of Industry and Science
-stores industry and science
-large and a large piece of the State of Anacostia > National Gallery of History and Art
State Pavilions
-serves as sort of a permanent national World Expo
-each state has a pavilion and they can put what they want there
-additional National Pavilion
Landmarks
President's House
-original "White House" destroyed in a mysterious fire in 1827 which killed American Presidents > 1824-1827 Aaron Burr (Democratic) †
-this President's house turned to rubble during Liberty and Union War (1868-76)
-new President's House built at Meridian Hill to provide new space
Cabinet Houses
-built postwar near Meridian Hill
-includes assortment of other houses (in typical Reconstruction era style) for cabinet secretaries
Museum of the Republic
-most commonly known as the "White House"
-used as the national museum
-fits national themes telling the whole national story
-stores the national archives, the Constitution etc.
Capitol
-only somewhat destroyed during Liberty and Union War, some cannons fallen in
-rebuilt with original materials soon afterwards
-note: make black and white and reduce quality
National Mall
-great garden strip with vast Centennial Avenue constructed through it
Bancroft-Wentworth Memorial Bridge
-erected in memory of war effort and assassinated presidents
-crosses directly into Centennial Avenue
-on both sides, huge neo-Gothic tower gates
National Pantheon
-designed after the Roman Pantheon
-to various personalities
-and each state has right to send a statue of a great personality into it
Monument to the Declaration of Independence
Washington Monument
-constructed in 1840s
-triumphal arch with equestrian statue in the center
-grand and sweeping, on the National Mall
Webster Memorial
-large-sized marble replica of Puritan town house, with colossal statue of Webster inside
-and stuff from his speeches on display
Emmett Monument
-in honor of American Presidents > 1879-1887 Curran Emmet (Free Democratic)
-an Irish-style round tower made of marble with statue at the base
National Soldiers', Sailors', and Aeronauts' Monument
-on National Mall
-colossal 850 feet obelisk devoted to war
-constructed in 1914
-with memorials to Liberty and Union War (1868-76), Antillean War (1880-4), and International Interventions > Intervention in Grao-Para (1897-8) inside and at its base
Peace Monument
-near State of Anacostia > National Soldiers', Sailors', and Aeronauts' Monument
-colossal open arch that people can walk to and from there
National Colosseum
-colossal colosseum built on model of Roman one
-statues placed on colosseum of national heroes
-is "America's front lawn"
-hosts:
-political rallies
Zanzibar Column
-a vast column made from cannons, other scrap metal seized from intervention in Zanzibar
-centers Zanzibar Park in Arlington
Union Station
Arlington House
-built by step-grandson of George Washington
-later owned by Robert E. Lee, a general who allied with Richmond Government during Liberty and Union War (1868-76) but died early on in war
-postwar nationalized and turned into war and George Washington monument
Cities
Washington
-stages of rapid growth
-booming city with massive national infrastructure
-a lot of mid-rises, with concrete buildings dating from post-Liberty War Period
Georgetown
Websterville
-Anacostia coast
-incorporated as a town in the Webster era
-largely residential
Alexandria
-extends to Pentagon City
-broadly is Anacostia's second downtown core
Arlington
-around Arlington House
Falls Church
Ross Lynn
-bridge means development crosses this soon, first city (aside from Alexandria) to be incorporated on south side of Potomac
-incorporated in 1880s
-broadly extension of Washington due to early bridge
Green Valley
Junctionville
-Bluemont
-named after rail junction
Fort Union
-Williamsburg
-named after an installation during the Liberty War
Little Falls
-across from Chain Bridge