Historedia
Person

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1791

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pierre Charles L'Enfant, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Naming of Washington, D.C.

    1791

    Role: French-born military engineer commissioned to design the new capital

    1. September 9, 1791 · Federal city on the Potomac RiverCommissioners name the city Washington

      Three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington on September 9, 1791.

    2. September 9, 1791 · Federal district on the PotomacFederal district named Columbia

      Simultaneously with the city's naming, the federal district received the name Columbia, a poetic name for the United States.

Sources

  1. Washington, D.C. Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01