Great Falls of the Potomac

ID: 3353 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: 1901

This file appears in: The Potomac Gorge (Potomac Palisades): Over thousands of years, natural forces at work in the Potomac Gorge have created a deep, narrow valley.

This file appears in: The Potomac Gorge (Potomac Palisades): Over thousands of years, natural forces at work in the Potomac Gorge have created a deep, narrow valley.

The Potomac Gorge (Potomac Palisades): Over thousands of years, natural forces at work in the Potomac Gorge have created a deep, narrow valley.

By The DC Historic Sites team

The beauty of the Potomac Gorge was recognized from the city’s beginnings, and since the time of the McMillan Plan, it has been preserved in its natural state. Over thousands of years, natural forces…