VEILED BENEATH A CANOPY OF SYCAMORE, SILVER MAPLE, BOX ELDER, AND BIRCH IS ONE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOST AMBITIOUS SCHEMES: THE CANAL HE BELIEVED WOULD TRANSFORM THE POTOMAC INTO THE NATION'S ...

Between ten and eleven on December 14, Washington died in his bedchamber with Martha at the foot of his bed. His last words ...

The carriage and ferry excursion led to a quarry next to what is now the C&O Canal ... the Potomac River was a possibility, there were significant challenges. Former President George Washington ...

Along the shores of the Potomac River, which divides Virginia from D.C., lies the George Washington Memorial Parkway ... Visit the nearby Patowmack Canal, one of the nation's oldest canals ...

The National Park Service (NPS) has initiated a phased recovery approach, beginning with clearing public access points like parking lots and boat ramps, and cleaning restroom facilities. Park staff ...