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and the Potomac River at Williamsport had risen to 48.6 feet. This flooding was part of the Great Northeastern Flood of 1936, which reached from Maine to Maryland. Also known as the Great Potomac ...
WASHINGTON — As floodwaters from this week’s torrential rains begin to recede, they are leaving behind a grim aftermath along the Potomac ... recent flooding. In Georgetown, the river ...
CUMBERLAND — The Potomac River crested at 23.58 feet at Wiley Ford, West Virginia, late Tuesday night — more than 6 feet above flood stage. Only minor flooding was reported in the Mexico Farms ...
Horse-drawn carts carried crushed rock from the construction site of the Capitol, nearby quarries and sediment dredged from the Potomac River. The fill was compacted to create the land where the ...
The National Weather Service has issued multi-day river flood warnings for the Potomac River and Conococheague Creek. The flood warning for the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W.Va., is through ...