If high water, use backup site @ 38.9390630, -77.1220500
Located about five miles south of the Great Falls, the lesser falls have a long history. The area is home to the Chain Bridge River, which crosses between Virginia and D.C.
The area of Little Falls also mark the location where the Potomac River crosses with the Atlantic Seaboard fall line. The fall line, or fall zone, is where he Piedmont and the Atlantic coastal plains join in the eastern United States.
The history of the falls is also expansive -- the first European to explore the Potomac as far north as Little Falls was Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame. Little Falls can be reached by foot via the C&O Canal and a great view of the Little Falls.
According to the Potomac River Guide, Little Falls is also the river's "head of navigation", meaning that ships can't go navigate farther in the river by going upstream.
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If high water, use backup site @ 38.9390630, -77.1220500
Located about five miles south of the Great Falls, the lesser falls have a long history. The area is home to the Chain Bridge River, which crosses between Virginia and D.C.
The area of Little Falls also mark the location where the Potomac River crosses with the Atlantic Seaboard fall line. The fall line, or fall zone, is where he Piedmont and the Atlantic coastal plains join in the eastern United States.
The history of the falls is also expansive -- the first European to explore the Potomac as far north as Little Falls was Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame. Little Falls can be reached by foot via the C&O Canal and a great view of the Little Falls.
According to the Potomac River Guide, Little Falls is also the river's "head of navigation", meaning that ships can't go navigate farther in the river by going upstream.
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