Columbia


 
 
Columbia

Columbia is a poetic name for the United States and its 19th century female personification, which inspired related uses such as the former unofficial U.S. national anthems Columbia, Gem of the Ocean and Hail, Columbia. It is also the name of the capital of the United States, Washington, District of Columbia.

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Places in North America named Columbia include:

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National anthem: A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a country's government as their state's official national song....

Columbia, Gem of the Ocean: "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean" is an United States patriotic song which was popular in the 19th and early 20th century. It was used on occasion as an unofficial national anthem in competition with "Hail, Columbia" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" until the latter's formal adoption as the national anthe...

Hail, Columbia: "Hail, Columbia" was the unofficial national anthem of the United States until its replacement in 1931 by the officially mandated "Star-Spangled Banner". It was originally composed by Joseph Hopkinson in the late 18th century. It was used by the USA as a national anthem for most of the 19th Century,...


Columbia related Images and Photos (experimental)

Columbia Calls
Columbia Calls
Columbia Chainless
Columbia Chainless
Hail Columbia! (DVD)
Hail Columbia! (DVD)
Columbia World Expo
Columbia World Expo
Columbia Space Shuttle
Columbia Space Shuttle
Bamboo Columbia IV
Bamboo Columbia IV
Columbia  South Carolina  USA
Columbia South Carolina USA
Carthagene  Columbia
Carthagene Columbia
''Columbia Calls: Enlist Now For the U.S. Army''  1916
"Columbia Calls: Enlist Now For the U.S. Army" 1916
British Columbia  Canada
British Columbia Canada
Columbia University  New York City
Columbia University New York City
Playground  Columbia  Missouri  c.1981
Playground Columbia Missouri c.1981

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