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Presidents of the Potomac: Great Falls of the Potomac
- Artist
- drawn by G. Beck, Philadelphia ; engraved by J. Cartwright, London.
- Date of Work
- 1802
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Presidents of the Potomac: Great Falls of the Potomac
As a water route to the interior the Potomac River presented physical difficulties in various obstructions to navigation, which, though picturesque, required canals to bypass. One such spot was Great Falls, shown here in 1802 in an engraving by G. Beck and T. Cartwright.
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