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At a pub quiz I went to recently it was claimed that only Rome, Seattle, Edinburgh, and Sheffield are built on seven hills. Do these four cities have a better claim to being built on seven hills than the rest of the cities listed in this article or was the quiz master just horribly misinformed?

Articles like this are why Wikipedia is simultaneously absolutely wonderful, and staggeringly pathetic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.67.5.146 (talk) 11:01, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are most likely right and from what it seems no-one really reads this artcle. Feel free to cull the ones with out references. DSQ (talk) 12:55, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is this list based on?

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I'd like to see some sourcing to support most of the cities on this list. I have added "reference needed" tags to two of the cities I am most familiar with - San Diego and Los Angeles - because I could not find any source (other than this article) that refers to them as being built on "seven hills". Los Angeles seems a particularly poor fit for this designation. If a reference is not added I will delete those two from the list. There are probably many others here with just as poor a basis as those two. --MelanieN (talk) 15:20, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Does Washington DC actually have seven hills?

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I've looked everywhere for reputable sources, but only memes and lists from people concerned about Book of Revelation Babylon show up.

I can easily find references to Mecca and even Staten Island having seven mountains, but not DC. (Possibly, due to the horrible theological connotations, DC guides might not mention it even if it's true?)

I've never had this much trouble sourcing something thought public knowledge.

Even going through old books about DC from Project Gutenberg (written back when they were hip on Rome) doesn't show anything about the hills. Are there any reputable sources? Tabbycatlove (talk) 09:17, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to add my own concern to Tabbycatlove's research. When reviewing sources for the seven hills of Washington DC, I could find nothing reputable. Even the hills listed on this page are problematic. Let's review...
The Supposed Seven Hills of Washington DC
1) Capitol Hill- This one is perfectly unobjectionable. Capitol Hill, originally called Jenkins Hill, is a real hill and part of L'Enfant's original plan for the city.
Source: https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/buildings-grounds/history
2) Meridian Hill- Meridian Hill is a real hill in the District of Columbia. Its claim to fame is having a park built on it and a mile marker from the center of the district. It actually appears to have been just outside the L'Enfant plan. But it was close. Oddly, I have found some sources saying it was originally known as "Peters Hill." Peters Hill is a real hill that is located at the site of the Old Naval Observatory. The two aren't in close proximity, which makes that claim odd.
Source for Meridian Hill here: https://www.nps.gov/places/meridian-hill-park.htm
Peters Hill location here: https://www.topozone.com/district-of-columbia/district-of-columbia-dc/summit/peters-hill/
Book from 1874 that explains the location of Peters Hill is at the Old Naval Observatory (see page 163): https://ia600703.us.archive.org/13/items/washingtonitsenv03keim/washingtonitsenv03keim.pdf
3) Floral Hills- This one I honestly have no idea where it came from. It just doesn't seem to exist.
4) Forest Hills- This is a neighborhood and not a named hill in Washington DC according to references I've seen. A giveaway is that it's "hills" instead of "hill." The plural suggests this is not referring to a singular hill. Moreover, the neighborhood is far outside of the L'Enfant plan.
Source: Forest Hills (Washington, D.C.)
5) Hillbrook- Again, this is a neighborhood and not a named hill in Washington DC. It also is far outside of the L'Enfant plan across the river.
Source: Hillbrook (Washington, D.C.)
6) Hillcrest- Another neighborhood and not a named hill in Washington DC. Noticing a theme? Again, outside the original city plan.
Source: Hillcrest (Washington, D.C.)
7) Knox Hill- Another neighborhood outside of the original plan.
Source: https://www.trulia.com/n/dc/washington/knox-hill/230687/
So, of the seven hills, we have only two that appear to even be real. The list ignores hills both within the original plan of the city (like the hill at the naval observatory) and hills outside of the original plan (Bunker Hill, Round Hill, Hickey Hill). There is no evidence of a historical source referring to the "seven hills of Washington DC."
Unless someone has something really compelling to change my mind, I'm inclined to think this is just wrong.
Additional Sources
- Original boundary for the City of Washington: https://www.ncpc.gov/maps/lenfant-city/
- Source for peaks in Washington DC: https://peakvisor.com/adm/district-of-columbia.html
- Additional source for peaks in Washington DC: https://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/washington-dc/ 2603:8080:72F0:4A90:CCE5:DC2D:1910:5C2D (talk) 00:36, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why does it say [citation needed] on Seven Hills, Ohio?

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Seems pretty obvious. 2600:1700:AC00:A390:510D:138E:B1B1:51C3 (talk) 05:41, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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