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Patawomeck

Washington's suburbs and Baltimore, wrapped around DC, which stays DC. The name is the river's, from the Patawomeck people, who still live in Stafford County, Virginia.

Zone
Sun Standard Time, UTC−5
Biggest city
Washington
Sun highest
12:09 on the clock in Washington, all year
People
about 10.0 million
Covers roughly
Maryland, northern Virginia, the Delmarva south shore (DC stays DC)
Named for
Patawomeck, Piscataway, Nacotchtank
Meaning
the Potomac; usually glossed as trading place

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