Editing Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) (section)

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'''Georgetown''' is a historic [[Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.|neighborhood]] and commercial district in [[Northwest (Washington, D.C.)|Northwest Washington, D.C.]], situated along the [[Potomac River]]. Founded in 1751 as part of the [[Colonial history of the United States|colonial-era]] [[Province of Maryland]], Georgetown predated the establishment of [[Washington, D.C.]] by 40 years. Georgetown was an independent [[municipality]] until 1871 when the [[United States Congress]] created a new consolidated government for the entire District of Columbia. A separate act, passed in 1895, repealed Georgetown's remaining local ordinances and [[Georgetown street renaming|renamed Georgetown's streets]] to conform with those in Washington, D.C.

The primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are the intersection of [[Wisconsin Avenue]] and [[M Street (Washington, D.C.)|M Street]], which contain high-end shops, bars, restaurants, and [[Georgetown Park]], an enclosed shopping mall. [[Washington Harbour]], which includes waterfront restaurants, is located to the south on [[K Street (Washington, D.C.)|K Street]] between 30th and 31st Streets.

Georgetown is home to the main campus of [[Georgetown University]] and other landmarks, including the [[Old Stone House (Washington, D.C.)|Old Stone House]] (1765), the oldest still standing building structure in Washington, D.C., the [[Volta Laboratory and Bureau|Volta Bureau]] for deaf education, the [[Dumbarton Oaks]] estate, and a historically significant stretch of the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]]. The [[List of diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.|embassies]] of [[Embassy of Cameroon, Washington, D.C.|Cameroon]], [[Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.|France]], [[Embassy of Iceland in Washington, D.C.|Iceland]], [[Embassy of Liechtenstein in Washington, D.C.|Liechtenstein]], [[Embassy of Mongolia, Washington, D.C.|Mongolia]], [[House of Sweden|Sweden]], [[Embassy of Thailand in Washington, D.C.|Thailand]], [[Embassy of Ukraine, Washington, D.C.|Ukraine]], and [[Embassy of Venezuela, Washington, D.C.|Venezuela]] are located in Georgetown.