Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C. is the primary setting of Tom Clancy's The Division 2. It serves as the capital city of the United States and is home to all three branches of the federal government. Before the outbreak it had a native population of seven hundred thousand, although commuters from the surrounding Virginia and Maryland suburbs would swell the D.C. population to well more than a million inhabitants during the workweek.

Since the Green Poison pandemic swept through the federal district last year, the population has plummeted. After the initial outbreak, CERA set up refugee camps to house the large tourist population stranded in D.C. with nowhere to go. But smallpox and mob violence has slashed the number of residents and refugees by at least two-thirds. Many surviving civilians banded together to build small settlements that held together despite power outages, predatory raiders, and bouts of malnutrition.

History

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Ever since the JTF imploded, the city's become a playground for murderous fuckheads. There are several main factions and a whole lot of bottom feeders sucking up whatever the big dogs miss. - Manny Ortega, on the state of Washington, D.C. after the collapse of the Washington JTF

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As the Green Poison outbreak wreaked havoc in Manhattan, officials in D.C. scrambled to find a viable solution to the chaos that was enveloping the nation. After much deliberation, President Waller signed the executive order known as Directive 51 into law, activating agents of the Strategic Homeland Division and sending them into New York. Shortly afterward, Waller died of a heart attack.

The disease soon spread beyond Manhattan and found its way to the capital with devastating implications. Initially, those infected with the Green Poison were forcibly quarantined on Roosevelt Island, but the quarantine was unsuccessful, allowing the disease to spread throughout the city. The disenfranchised survivors of the Roosevelt Island quarantine would become the faction known as the Outcasts.

CERA, the JTF and newly-appointed President Mendez attempted to maintain control of the city, but their attempts ended in disaster, leading to further chaos and unrest that was quickly grasping the city. Government officials tried to snuff out the virus by dousing infected areas with a experimental chemical known as DC-62, but the chemical ended up being far more toxic than anticipated and left the areas uninhabitable, leading to the creation of the D.C. Dark Zones. To make matters worse, the D.C. JTF force, already incredibly weakened, began to further collapse as a large part of the organization defected and formed a rogue paramilitary faction known as the True Sons, led by former JTF Officer Antwon Ridgeway. Finally, President Mendez died barely a week into his term, allegedly taking his own life.

Declaring the capital a loss, officials ordered a mass evacuation of all government and JTF personnel. Remaining members of the government and JTF evacuated via helicopter, leaving behind a skeleton crew of JTF operatives at the White House Base of Operations. With the JTF no longer able to somewhat maintain order, the city descended into anarchy, with the Outcasts, the True Sons, and a scavenger faction known as the Hyenas establishing territory while looting, killing, and pillaging at random. The United States capital became a full-blown war zone, with innocent civilians caught in the crossfire. These civilians would eventually band together as a ragtag militia, forming settlements and supply chains across the ruins of the city and fighting to regain territory from the rival factions.

Sometime after the evacuation, while transporting newly-appointed President Ellis, Air Force One was shot down over D.C. by unknown forces, causing it to crash in front of the Capitol Building. No trace of the President was found at the crash site, and he has been missing ever since.

Events of Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Six months after the outbreak, the SHD Network experiences a global blackout, and Division agents receive a distress call from Washington, D.C. Upon arrival, the city is in ruins, with various factions fighting over territory and the streets littered with garbage and debris. Division Coordinator Manny Ortega is in charge of SHD operations in the D.C. area, and tasks agents with various missions to help restore the SHD Network and reclaim the city from the warring factions.

With the help of JTF personnel, the Civilian Militia, and the still-alive President Ellis, The Division wages a campaign against the factions, culminating in a full assault on the True Sons occupied Capitol Building. With all the faction leaders eliminated, the SHD Network restored, and the territory reclaimed, the survivors of D.C. celebrate. However, the city is soon thrown into chaos again when a new faction known as Black Tusk invades D.C., turning the city into a full-blown war zone. The heavily-armed PMC group has been tasked with eliminating The Division and taking back the capital, as well as securing a series of broad-spectrum antivirals for use against future outbreaks. The Division eventually mounts an assault against their stronghold, stealing the antivirals and disabling their transportation. A Black Tusk operative named Wyvern goes rogue and attempts to blow up The White House, but is neutralized by Division agents.

D.C Outskirts

Black Tusk still kept going despite their losses and with other factions making their moves, the Division still continued their work in securing Washington D.C which included the outskirts. For starters, they answered a distress call from JTF Task Force Proetus who went missing in Kenly College, where they fought the Outcasts who were using their supplies to plan a devastating attack on the capital and stopped them in their tracks, then rescued the last surviving member of Proteus; Jack Arnold.

Later on, they focused their efforts on both Manning National Zoo and Camp White Oak. In Manning Zoo, the agents hunted down and eliminated Emeline Shaw and her honor guard, which would break the Outcasts. Then, in Camp White Oak, they attacked the premise to find and capture President Ellis. Unfortunately, Black Tusk anticipated the attack, and decimated the JTF forces sent there to distract them.

And unfortunately for the agents, President Ellis escaped via a helo. Still, they managed to eliminate BTSU Operative, Ellis Galveston, and secured for the area, hoping to find viable intel and data left behind.

The Last Castle

The Division in the White House learned of Black Tusk activity in the Pentagon thanks to a surveillance footage recorded by one of their fellow agents, Sanders. With her as mission control, the agents assaulted the building's premises to find out what their enemy was after. After recovering data from one of Black Tusk's computers, they learn of the perfusion bioreactor, a device capable of replicating vaccines.

Not wanting it in the enemy's hands, Division agents fought their way across DARPA Research Labs, the maintenane tunnels, then to the helipad to recover the bioreactor. Black Tusk operative, Petrus Brenner, and the remainder of his forces made a last stand, but they were swiftly eliminated. With the bioreactor recovered,

Iron Horse

A former worker at the United Ironworks, Zach Young, managed to survive the True Sons' takeover and made contact with the Division to stop them. A team of eight agents laid a siege on the factory, which they learn that the True Sons are deploying a train dubbed Iron Horse equipped with a giant cannon dubbed "The Earthshaker" as well as several mortar and defense systems, intent on laying siege to Washington D.C.

Zach was killed by Colonel Morozova, who was in charge the True Sons' operation, but his sacrifice allowed the Division to destroy the train, kill Morozova, and preventing the True Sons from causing devastation to the capital.

Eliminating the Rogue Cells

In the aftermath of the events in Lower Manhattan, where Division agents eliminated Keener's cell, the Rogue Network was activated. allowing the Division to focus their efforts in eliminating the Rogue Cells that made their presence in Washington D.C

Jupiter's Cell

Rogue Agent Molly "Jupiter" Henderson and her cell consisted ofChadwick "Neptune" Brandon III, Lucy "Venus" Anders", Mary "Saturn" Masters, and Ryan "Mercury" Chang, where they arrived to D.C alongside a contingent of Cleaners with the goal of using EMP jammers equipped with Conley's modifier to disrupt the Division's tech and eliminate the agents.

Division agents took the initiative and prevented that from happening by eliminating Jupiter's lieutenants, then assaulted Roosevelt Island where they eliminated the Cleaners there as well as Jupiter.

Hornet's Cell

Rogue Agent Carter "Hornet" Leroux survived his encounter against the Division back in the Russian Consulate and had sights on D.C to continue Aaron Keener's legacy. His cell consisting of Lori "Termite" Baker, Tegan "Luna" Silver, Elija "Huntsman" Le, and Jason "Titan" Barnes alongside their Outcast allies focused on causing chaos in the capital by dispersing the Eclipse virus across the streets.

Division agents took action and eliminated Hornet's lieutenants. Then, they fought their way across Tidal Basin which was infested with Eclipse and Outcast hostiles, with thanks to a healing Warhound that dissipated any Eclipse presence in the stronghold. As they reached the Hovercraft's rooftop, they fought against Hornet and the remainder of his Outcast allies, swiftly eliminating them and the Rogue agent for good this time.

However, they'd later learn that BTSU Commander, Bardon Schaeffer, was trying to recruit Rogue Agents, including Hornet, which he refused as he was only loyal to Keener.

Schaeffer's Cell

Bardon Schaeffer had gathered a team of Rogue Agents, consisting of Marley "Shade" Yarrow, Suneko "Wraith" Tanagi, Linette "Dusk" Edwards. and Skylar "Belfry" Williams. These four rogues were allies to the Rikers, Hyenas, True Sons, and Outcasts, respectively. And as such, Schaeffer's goal is to supply those rogues and hostile factions as a proxy war to weaken the Division, so the Black Tusk can swfitly take them down.

Division agents were already aware of Schaeffer's cell, so they got to work. However, things weren't simple this time. As they fought their way to eliminate Schaeffer's lieutnenats, they encountered a mysterious Hunter who had his sight on those rogue agents as well. Furthermore, through the comms they intercepted, Schaeffer's relationship with these Rogue agents aren't fully amicable as he often had other duties to do which delayed helping out his lieutenants like Shade, Wraith, and Belfy. And in Wraith's case, she liked to push his buttons, which didn't succeed as Schaeffer kept a cool head no matter how much Wraith pissed him off.

At any rate, Schaeffer's location was pinged at Coney Island Amusement Park. The Division head there to apprehend them, though they'd learn that Hunter is also there and was killing Rikers who were there. Half-way through, Schaeffer convinced the Hunter to focus on the Division, which he accepted. Despite a difficult and tough fight, the Hunter was eliminated, allowing the agents to focus on the BTSU commander.

In a last stand across the ruined rollercoaster, Schaeffer alongside four of his bodyguards and Black Tusk forces fought the agents. The hostiles, including the bodyguards, were eliminated. And Schaeffer was incapicitated after sustaining injuries, allowing the Division to apprehend him and take him to the White House for custody.

However, there were questions that were unaswered at the time. Who is Natalya Sokolova? Who was that Hunter and what he was after? And what exactly was the topic Schaeffer wanted to talk to Faye about?

Faye Lau's Cell

Eventually, Faye Lau got on the Division's radar. Her cell consisting of Bridgette "Viper" Douglas, Felix "Kestrel" Sokolov, Dustin "Magnus" Xavier, and Alicia "Circe" Coswald were on D.C for an unknown mission. In hopes to bring Lau to justice, the Division got busy in eliminating her lieutenants. Much to the agents' surprise, Lau's cell were in the dark about their mission.

Regardless, Lau was found on Camp White Oak, who was set up to meet President Andrew Ellis. And so, the agents assaulted their way to find Lau. However, as they reached the Lake House, they find Ellis dead, and learned that Lau killed him. Not content to let her get away, the agents fought their way to Lau, and disabled her extraction.

Throughout the fight, Lau tried to plead with the agents, claiming that she's not the enemy. But, she, too, was eliminated. And questions were now asked how the Division can go forward.

However, Faye Lau's death was the catalyst in the events to come.

A Resurgent True Sons

As the resurgent True Sons, led by General Peter Anderson, make a foothold in Washington D.C, Agent Kelso learned of encrypted files that Agent Lau left behind in her laptop as an insurance policy. While Kelso focuses on decrypting the files, Division agents focus their efforts in subduing Captain Fred Lewis and his team, consisting of Major Malcolm Castillo, Sergeant Michelle Daniels, Lieutenant Mackenzie Chang, and Major Amanda Xander.

After Lewis's team was eliminated, the Captain was found at Jefferson Trade Center. Division agents head there and learn that Black Tusk is there. Allying with the True Sons officer, the agents focused on the Black Tusk while Lewis protects the SHD Node. As they fought their way across the center, the agents encounter the last member of Schaeffer's original squad; Jack Bonney, who was set to destroying them.

Lewis attempted to help by eliminating Black Tusk soldiers using the DC-62 mortars, which proved a distraction. The agents then eliminated Bonney, and recovered his smart-watch with his status dubbed Classified, which only added questions, and Lewis not keen on giving answers at the time, especially on their first encounter on The Recruiter.

With Lau's files decrypted, the Division got some answers. They learn of the alliance between Black Tusk's founder and CEO, Natalya Sokolova and Secretary of Homeland Security, Calvin McManus. The Hunters working on behalf of DHS. That mysterious Hunter who was stalking Schaeffer's cell was selected to keep an eye on the Rogue Agents and eliminate them if necessary. Bonney's presence on JTC being a test for his recruitment to the Hunters.

And more importantly, Faye and Schaeffer were working together to help the Division, with Schaeffer's presnece in Coney Island acting as bait so the Division could capture him. With that revelation at hand, Schaeffer was a potential ally in the conflict to come. However, he was still in a coma at the time.

Lastly, it seemed the presence of Lewis and his team in D.C was to discover if there's a connection between the Hunters and Black Tusk. After the True Sons broke off their alliance with Black Tusk, then Schaeffer warning Lieutenant Chang about their ally "Dusk" being disposed by someone who's not Division, they set their sights to discover that connection

Preventing an alliance

After the events in Jefferson Trade Center, General Anderson decided to start re-establishing the alliance with Black Tusk, aware that his organization doesn't have the manpower and resources to fight both the Division and Black Tusk. Captain Lewis, however, had doubts about this alliance and decided to make a parley with his old friend, Manny Ortega, to have the Division prevent the alliance from happening. This included a number of True Sons defectors and Candice "Wally" Wallace.

While the agents eliminated Anderson's lieutenants, Lewis was captured and held at the Pentco Fairview Power Plant. The agents went there to rescue the Captain, but couldn't manage to eliminate the General as he was already onboard a hovercraft. Though they do manage to evacuate the premises before the Black Tusk's hovercrafts arrive to the area.

With that in mind, the True Sons had re-established its alliance with Black Tusk, with both factions stronger than ever. However, the Division gained allies with Lewis, Wally, and a number of surviving defectors who'd rejoin the JTF.

Subterfuege

As the Black Tusk and their new allies make their moves in D.C, Natalya Sokolova deploys a team led by EOD Specialist Zachary "Stovepipe" Beattie. With rumors regarding St.Louis bombarded with dirty bombs and possible Black Tusk involvement in that incident, Division agents got to work in eliminating Stovepipe's lieutenants to locate and eliminate the prime target.

But as it would turn out, Black Tusk was never involved in the St.Louis incident, and Stovepipe was a distraction as Nat sent her Black Tusk to assault the White House, where they deployed a countermeasure to disrupt the SHD Network, though the Division still had their tech thanks to their Mobile SHD Server. Thanks to swfit timing from Division agents who escaped the ambush at Coney Island, however, they managed to stop Black Tusk from taking over the Base of Operations.

Unfortunately, the White House suffered some personnel losses, which included Captain Lewis who sacrificed himself to stop Black Tusk from finding and eliminating Bardon Schaeffer, whom Manny hid in the panic room. Not only that, the Black Tusk managed to airlift the perfusion bioreactor as well as kidnap the Russian Virologist, Vitaly Tchernenko as well as the former Outcast, Harlan Lloyd, also known as The Strategist.

And to add further insult to injury, Nat also had her Black Tusk kidnap a number of civilians who are members of the Castle settlement. These included Mari Singh, John Yazzie, Eva Garcia, Lauren Fong, Mitchell Billings, Cindy McAllister, Mel and Jack Arnold, and Vikram Malik.

In aftermath, the agents recovered a recording from a Hunter done. In that recording, Nat taunted Manny and demanded him to hand her the White House if he wanted the civilians returned safe and sound.

Rescues

The Division wasn't content to let the kidnapped civilians stay under Black Tusk's custody nor were they capitulating to Sokolova's demand. And with coordination from Manny and Wally, the agents set to work in rescuing the first group of civilians across the capital, consisting of John Yazzie, Eva Garcia, Lauren Fong, Mitchell Billings, and Mari Singh

As they rescued the civilians, however, the agents learned that Black Tusk troops were ordered to keep the civvies alive and busy with their work. Furthermore, after Mari was rescued from Manning National Zoo, they'd learn that Natalya's goal in conquering the White House is to present Black Tusk as a legitimate force in the United States and all the humane treatment the PMC were conducting to the civilians was a cover to present themselves as benevolent.

This was indeed the case, as a group of civilians in the Zoo who were evacuated by Black Tusk were on their side, and wanted to stay there to fight the Division when assaulted the compound during their rescue op.

Nonetheless, plans were discussed between Manny and Wally in the Castle to rescue more of the kidnapped civilians, which included Vikram Malik with hopes that his knowledge about his work with the Black Tusk could stop Sokolova. Unfortunately, a Black Tusk recon drone surveiled the settlement, with a BT commander informing Sokolova that her asset's in place and awaits her orders.

The Recruiter

With the first group of civilians rescued, the Recruiter have come out of hiding, making his move and supervising the second group of kidnapped civilians, consisting of Cindy McAllister, Mel Arnold, Jack Arnold, and Vikram Malik. Around the same time, the Mobile SHD Server started having some issues while Agent Brian Johnson

Trials of Aaron Keener

After the events in Vanguard, the Division learned some shocking revelations. Aaron Keener and Theo Parnell faked their deaths, Faye Lau was working with Keener under the codename "Cassandra" to infiltrate Black Tusk to find a way to disrupt the tech advantage that both the PMC and the Hunters rely on, and that Agent Kelso joined up with the Rogues to continue Lau's mission as "Cassandra". After that revelation, Keener sent a message to the agents, hoping to build a bridge with them and promises he'll see them soon.

Keener lived up to his promise as he, Parnell, and Kelso arrived to D.C to parley with the Division. Unfortunately, they were forced to split up when Black Tusk intercepted their arrival. To help establish trust, he set up a series of trails based on Greek mythology for the agents to complete, in hopes by the time they meet him personally, they understand who's the real threat to the Division.

As expected, the agents completed the trials and were set up to meet Keener in Federal Emergency Bunker. However, Black Tusk intercepted his location, so the agents raced there fighting off against the hostiles. As they met Keener in person, they face off an experimental Warhound codenamed "Chimera", so both agents and Keener worked together to destroy the warhound after much attrition.

With that done, the D.C Division agents officially made an alliance with the Rogue Agent, albeit he was put in custody in the White House under a few conditions he was obligated to follow.

Recovering "Glasses"

In order to continue the alliance with Keener, the Division set out to recover his team, who were keeping a low-profile, starting with Theo Parnell who took the callsign "Glasses". The agents follow Parnell's trail by completing a series of riddles he set up for them, which involved completing objectives across Washington D.C.

Eventually, the Division found Parnell, who was hiding in the NOA HQ, which was under attack by the Hyenas. As the agents rescued and extracted the Rogue Agent, they learn that the Hyenas who attacked the building were supplied by the Black Tusk, indicating that they decided to support the faction once again. And additionally, the Hyenas were using the new material support to rebuild their Council, which included Bichon who led the attack with the promise to become a Council member if successful.

As such, the agents focused on eliminating Bichon and his contigent of Hyenas who made their stand in one of the labs. Despite the numbers and the self-repair armor, Bichon and his Hyenas were eliminated.

The comms that Division agents recovered during their trail to find "Glasses" mostly involved him and Keener's activities prior to the events in Lower Manhattan and how they managed to fake their deaths.

Recovering "Cassandra" and Uncovering the Truth

There was still one more member of Keener's team to recoer, and that was Agent Kelso, who took the codenae "Cassandra". Division agents were given orders from Manny to bring her alive, as she was owed some explanations. And so, the agents followed Kelso's trail through the intel drops she scattered across Washington D.C.

Through the intel drops they recovered, the Division learned that Faye Lau's mission as "Cassandra" wasn't just to disrupt the Black Tusk's network, DIAMOND, but to recover the clearance for the Ark Protocol (aka The Football), the codename for the U.S nuclear arsenal, which belonged to the now-dead President Andrew Ellis. And most importantly, Bardon Schaeffer's role in all of this is to unlock the Black Tusk bunkers, given his security credentials can access their biometric security system.

After all the intel drops were recovered, Kelso left a last clue in Roosevelt Island, which the agents investigated. Turns out, Faye's Mobile SHD Server was there, and the True Sons was sent to the island to recover it. After a hectic fight, the Division triumphed, recovering not only the server but also Faye's personal laptop and Ellis's smart-watch, where they recover an ECHO, revealing a shocking truth: President Ellis intentonally gave his Ark clearance to Faye, not wanting Natalya Sokolova to have it, and asked the agent to kill him as he couldn't be Nat's puppet any longer.

While the agents were busy in Roosevelt Island, Kelso infiltrated the White House and killed Dr. Joshua Summers with her side-arm after incapicitating him with a throwing knife, then injected Schaeffer with a stim. Manny heard the gunshot, and confronted Kelso over Summers' death, though put that aside when Schaeffer finally woke up from his coma. And so, Manny and Kelso helped him up out of the med-bay to recover from his 2-months long coma, and getting him ready for debriefing.

As it turned out, Dr. Joshua Summers was a double-agent working for Black Tusk and was Nat's mole in the White House, ordered to keep Schaeffer in a coma to prevent him from spilling secrets, hence why Kelso killed him. And with Schaeffer finally awake, he's ready to share what he knows about Black Tusk, Natalya's plans, and Diamond.

The Manager

While Schaeffer debriefed and shared what he knew about Black Tusk and Natalya Sokolova's plans, Division agents disrupted enemy activities and logistics in order to find and extract their deep-cover asset. Turns out, their asset is a middle-aged man going by the moniker "The Manager", working as a logistics manager for both Sokolov Concern and Black Tusk, with his location at the supply depot established on the Potomac Event Center.

The agents fought through the compound, eventually eliminating the BTSU Operative in charge, Keiko Nakama, and rescuing the Manager. During the struggle, they encountered Sokolov Concern crates deploying Decoy equipped with Hunter traps as well as recovering intel revealing thst the company has been equipping more than Black Tusk, indicating there are more factions in different parts of the United States equipped with their gear.

The Pact

A new power struggle emerged in D.C as the True Sons, Hyenas, and the Outcasts had forged a pact together to bring the Division to its knees. No longer content to hold their ground, they went on the offensive and retaliated, forcing the Division to fight harder for their territory, counter attack, and disrupt this pact before it's too late.

Meanwhile, "The Manager" shares what he knows about Natalya Sokolova's logistical operations and plans to Manny Ortega, while the agents uncover the former's dealings with Sokolova and other people of interest.

(More will be added once the Climax mission is out)

Zones

Main article: Locations/Tom_Clancy's_The_Division_2

The playable area consists of 13 PvE zones and 3 PvP Dark Zones, as well as five Strongholds.

Each Zone in the open-world consists of a small region of the map that contains a Safe House (or Settlement), at least 2 Control Points, and usually has some sort of mission in the area. Each Dark Zone contains several Landmarks, DZ Checkpoints, and a Safe House. With the Year 1 DLC, there are several new areas added, collectively called D.C. Outskirts.

Open World

• The White House
• Downtown East
• Federal Triangle
• Judiciary Square
• East Mall
• Southwest
• Capitol Hill
• West Station
• West Potomac Park
• Constitution Hall
• Foggy Bottom
• Downtown West
• West End

Dark Zones

• Dark Zone West
• Dark Zone South
• Dark Zone East

Outskirts

• Manning National Zoo
• Camp White Oak
• The Pentagon
• Kenly College
• Washington National Airport
• United Ironworks
• Pentco Fairview Power Plant

Notable Locations

These are a list of locations around D.C. that are important for one reason or another.

• The White House (D.C. Base of Operations)
• The Theater Settlement
• The Campus Settlement
• The Castle Settlement
• District Union Arena
• Capitol Hill
• Roosevelt Island
• Tidal Basin

Factions

Main article: Factions/Tom_Clancy's_The_Division_2

These are the factions that are battling over D.C. and survival.

Friendly

• Strategic Homeland Division
• JTF
• Civilian Militia

Hostile

• Hyenas
• Outcasts
• True Sons
• Black Tusk (endgame only)
• Underground
• Ambushers
• Raiders (tutorial only)
• Hunters

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Trivia

• In the Private and Open Beta, several locations within D.C. were named after their real-life counterparts. This was changed in the full release, presumably due to copyright issues.
• Some monuments such as the Vietnam Memorial are not present in the game. The developers have stated that they believed it would be insensitive to feature such landmarks in the game.
• Unlike New York in the first game, Washington, D.C. is subject to all sorts of weather, including heatwaves, thunderstorms, and even the occasional dust storm. Signs of flooding and beached shipwrecks also suggest that at some point a hurricane swept through the capital.
• The maps for the Washington Metro feature an out-of-station transfer between Farragut West and Farragut North, although real-life maps lack this detail. And despite taking place in 2018, the maps feature special rush hour service on the Yellow Line, which was eliminated the previous year.
• Washington, D.C. was named in honor of George Washington, one of the founding fathers and the first president of the United States.
• Washington, D.C. is the center of all three branches of the federal government of the United States.