Re: Georgia, the state, USA
Both Maryland and Virginia gave land for the District of Columbia, but Virginia reneged. So the nation's capitol is sort of a weird shape. It has a lot of nice museums in it, and like you said, chaos.
I lived in the city of Seattle for 20 years, which is in Washington State, at the opposite end of the country. Although it didn't exist when George Washington was alive, it still has places named named after places he lived (think "Mount Vernon") everywhere. I have no idea why.