Antique Photos of Charles Mill Village On Patowmack River

The Patowmack Canal, sometimes called the Potomac Canal, is a series of five inoperative canals located in Maryland and Virginia, United States, that was designed to bypass rapids in the Potomac River upstream of the present Washington, D.C., area. The most well known of them is the Great Falls skirting canal, whose remains are managed by the National Par…
The Patowmack Canal, sometimes called the Potomac Canal, is a series of five inoperative canals located in Maryland and Virginia, United States, that was designed to bypass rapids in the Potomac River upstream of the present Washington, D.C., area. The most well known of them is the Great Falls skirting canal, whose remains are managed by the National Park Service since it is within Great Falls Park, an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
  • Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
  • Nearest city: Great Falls, Virginia, U.S.
  • Area: 25 acres (10 ha)
  • Built: 1786
  • Architect: Multiple
  • VLR No.: 029-0211
  • Designated NHLD: December 17, 1982
Data from: en.wikipedia.org