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Author: Garrett Peck Publisher: History & Guide ISBN: 9781609496005 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Learn about the Potomac River and its significant role in American history. The great Potomac River begins in the Alleghenies and flows 383 miles through some of America's most historic lands before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. The course of the river drove the development of the region and the path of a young republic. Maryland's first Catholic settlers came to its banks in 1634 and George Washington helped settle the new capitol on its shores. During the Civil War the river divided North and South, and it witnessed John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and the bloody Battle of Antietam. Author Garrett Peck leads readers on a journey down the Potomac, from its first fount at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its mouth at Point Lookout in Maryland. Combining history with recreation, Peck has written an indispensable guide to the nation's river.
Author: Garrett Peck Publisher: History & Guide ISBN: 9781609496005 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn about the Potomac River and its significant role in American history. The great Potomac River begins in the Alleghenies and flows 383 miles through some of America's most historic lands before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. The course of the river drove the development of the region and the path of a young republic. Maryland's first Catholic settlers came to its banks in 1634 and George Washington helped settle the new capitol on its shores. During the Civil War the river divided North and South, and it witnessed John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry and the bloody Battle of Antietam. Author Garrett Peck leads readers on a journey down the Potomac, from its first fount at Fairfax Stone in West Virginia to its mouth at Point Lookout in Maryland. Combining history with recreation, Peck has written an indispensable guide to the nation's river.
Author: Napier Shelton Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Limited ISBN: 9780764337987 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 0
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From Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, through Hancock, to Cumberland, get an intimate, mile-by-mile look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. This great resource guide describes in detail the plants and animals, forests, geology, and environmental issues of this towpath trail. With three maps and 82 pictures, learn about nature along the entire 184 miles. Hear about life along the Canal, from the Indians to present-day residents. Take a tour of the Potomac Valley and engage in favorite actives such as hiking, biking, and fishing. Take a side trip to Rock Creek and Glover-Archbold parks, South Mountain, and Green Ridge State Forest, and get an insider's look at managing the park.
Author: De B. Randolph Keim Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780332392769 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 88
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Excerpt from A Guide to the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay and James River, and an Ocean Voyage to Northern Ports: A Series of Interesting and Instructive Excursions by Water From Washington While the banks of the James gave birth to the first English settlement on the continent of North America, the Potomac, the other great tributary of the Chesapeake, gave birth to the immortal Washington, the commander ih-chief of the armies of the Rebellion against a tyran nous king, and the first President of the United States of America. Here also repose the mortal remains of this great patriot. Near its shores also rest the ashes of Patrick Henry, whose fiery eloquence struck the key-note of hostility to the encroachments of kingly despotism, of Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence; of Peyton Randolph, President of the First Continental Congress of Edmund Randolph, the framer of the orig inal draft of the Constitution of the United States (1787) of Madison and Monroe and, to cap the climax of this remarkable chain of events, upon its shores stands the Capital of this nation of millions of human creatures who trace the foundations of the civil and religious liberty which they now enjoy back to the principles enun ciated and established by these heroic men, aided by their compeers of New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Anthony Tyrone Browder Publisher: Lushena Books ISBN: 9780924944130 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 0
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Everyone knows that Washington, D.C. is a city of secrets. There are secrets in the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court. There are secret files in the Pentagon, the FBI, CIA, NSA, and a veritable alphabet soup of federal agencies. Yet the greatest secrets in the nation's capital are not locked in a vault or under 24-hour guard. Washington's greatest secrets are hidden in plain sight. They are the secrets of Ancient Egypt and of its influence on the development of the United States and its capital city. America's founding fathers were profoundly influenced by the ancient Egyptians. Egypt is on the Potomac, but you will never know it it you do not know what to look for. The hidden history of Washingtonc D.C. and its relationship to ancient Egypt are revealed in the pages of this book.
Author: De B. Randolph (De Benneville Rand Keim Publisher: Andesite Press ISBN: 9781376121513 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 92
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Author: Laura A. Macaluso Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467148679 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 208
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History is nurtured and treasured in the City of Alexandria and in neighboring South Fairfax County. A History Lover's Guide to Alexandria & South Fairfax County focuses on this special area along the Potomac River. Travel through history from Old Town to Mason's Neck and witness the practice of preservation as it continues to evolve today. Alexandria cares for the places essential to understanding our shared past, from cobblestone streets to the always active waterfront. Visit the numerous museums and historic houses, many of which are iconic in American history, in Old Town. Learn the stories of Alexandria's African American community, from slavery to freedom. Discover neighborhoods like Del Ray and Seminary Hill. South of the city, travel the George Washington Memorial Parkway and walk in the footsteps of Washington himself. Historian and preservationist Laura Macaluso draws connections between city and county, and between past and present.
Author: Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Mountaineering Section Publisher: ISBN: 9780915746873 Category : Great Falls of the Potomac (Md. and Va.) Languages : en Pages : 192
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Revised and enlarged with dozens of new climbing routes.
Author: Garrett Peck
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Author: De Benneville Randolph Keim
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Author: Potomac Appalachian Trail Club. Mountaineering Section