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Where the land given to the Federal government that's still in the federally-controlled district was at the time. Some of the original square used to belong to Maryland, but that was returned to that state IIRC as part of the DC resident voting shenanigans.

By the time of the American Revolution, the foundations of the social and legal tapestry of the colonies and still well-remembered Wars of Religion had led to almost everyone in power quite strongly rejecting theological minutia like this as a basis for government decisions, and the preceding...