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OCR: STATES AND TERRITORIES DISTRICT I0 COLUMBIA. counties of .Montgomery and Prince George's, in Maryland ; the south.west fows the Potomac dividing it from Alexandria county Virginia that ct the District which reverted the latter state by the act of 1840. The two cities, Washiugton and Georgetown, situnted respectively the east and rorth-east banks of t7p river and ar0 connected b two short bridges Rock Creek small brarch ot the Potornac. Washington lies latitude north, and longitude 770 24 west from Greenwich, and cavers area of Bonew that eight square miles. The aren ot the entire District is now estimated sixty square miles Government. the withdrawal of the county of Alexandria. the District became C1- fined th the northerly Maryland side of the Potomac where the laa of' Marvland aro force ...