Great Falls, Va., site of historic mill built by George Washington, Virginia – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Great Falls, Va., site of historic mill built by George Washington, Virginia. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Great Falls, Va., site of historic mill built by George Washington
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Great Falls, Va., site of historic mill built by George Washington, Virginia
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Great Falls, on the Potomac River above Washington, D.C., was known in 1919 as both a place of old industry and a riverside retreat. George Washington had tied the site to his hopes for a navigable Potomac, and the Patowmack Company's canals and locks were built to get boats around the rapids. By the early twentieth century, the mill and canal works were long past their working life, and the falls drew Washington residents on weekend outings for picnics, fishing, and walks along the cliffs. The end of the First World War had just ended the year before, and the scene reflected a region that was more a place for leisure and memory than for commerce.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | fletcher, h. a. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,782 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Great Falls, Va., site of historic mill built by George Washington |
| Reference | VA Great Falls, Va., site of historic mill built by George Washington |
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