“Both C&O Canal and Great Falls Park, a site within George Washington Memorial Parkway ... both the Virginia and Maryland side of the Potomac River and it pays for itself in two visits, allowing ...

The history of the C&O Canal spans four centuries. It was first proposed by George Washington in the 1700s to improve navigability along the Potomac. The canal operated from 1836 to 1924 along the ...

D.C. leaders unveiled a plan Tuesday morning to increase public access, specifically for non-motorized boating activities ...

It has been about 100 years since barges floated along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal between Washington, D.C., and rural ...

The tripartite deal was described by D.C. officials as essentially a water territory trade between Georgetown University, the ...

One of America’s great early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and ensured New York City’s place as the economic capital of the country. Here are 14 facts you ...

The biggest source of salty freshwater in D.C. and other major northern inland cities is an overapplication of road salt to ...

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent ...

Parker (liaison) and Marcia Kuenhold (daughter-in-law) George Washington Allen was born Aug. 7, 1891, and raised on his ...

International battles in Washington, D.C., can be tasteful — especially when they’re happening at the Events DC Embassy Chef ...