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Great Falls, Virginia

Great Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Although primarily a bedroom community for Washington, D.C. , one major attraction is Great Falls Park which overlooks the Great Falls of the Potomac River, for which the community and the park are named. George Washington was involved with building a canal around the falls on the southwest, or Virginia, side, called the Patowmack Canal, which did not become commercially viable.

Located at 38.9981, -77.2883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Census-designated places in Virginia, Populated places on the Potomac River, Populated places in Fairfax County, Virginia, Unincorporated communities in Virginia, Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area

Battle of Dranesville

The Battle of Dranesville was a small battle during the American Civil War that took place between Confederate forces under General J.E.B. Stuart and Union forces under General Edward O.C. Ord on December 20, 1861, in Fairfax County, Virginia, as part of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's operations in northern Virginia. The two forces on similar winter-time patrols encountered and engaged one another in the crossroads village of Dranesville. The battle resulted in a Union victory.

Located at 38.9955, -77.3372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battles for McClellan's Operations in Northern Virginia of the American Civil War, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Fairfax County in the American Civil War, Loudoun County in the American Civil War, 1861 in Virginia, Conflicts in 1861

Seneca Creek (Potomac River)

Seneca Creek is a 5.8-mile-long stream in Montgomery County, Maryland, roughly 16 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. It drains into the Potomac River.

Located at 39.0684, -77.3405 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Geography of Montgomery County, Maryland, Rivers of Maryland, Tributaries of the Potomac River

Travilah Oak

The Travilah Oak is a large White Oak located in the Potomac Oak Shopping Center. The shopping center is located at the corner of Travilah Road and Glen Road in Travilah, Maryland. The Travilah Oak is believed to be over 250 years old. According to January 2011 measurements by the Maryland Big Tree Program, the Travilah Oak has a circumference of 18' 4", a height of 78', and a crown that stretches 108' in all directions.

Located at 39.0676, -77.2634 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Individual oak trees, Montgomery County, Maryland, Trees of Maryland

Seneca Aqueduct

Seneca Aqueduct — or Aqueduct No. 1 — carries the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal over Seneca Creek (Potomac River) in Montgomery County, Maryland. The C&O built eleven aqueducts along its 184.5 miles. Seneca Aqueduct is a unique structure, not only being the first built, but also the only red sandstone aqueduct on the C&O - and the only aqueduct that is also a lock (Lock 24, or Riley's Lock). It is located at the end of Riley's Lock Road in Seneca, Maryland.

Located at 39.0687, -77.3412 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Maryland, Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland, Locks on the National Register of Historic Places, Navigable aqueducts in the United States