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Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trailelevated railroad tracks in autumn
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Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Nature & Science
waterfall in Great Allegheny Passage

waterfall along the Great Allegheny Passage

The Potomac Heritage Trail abounds with nature and unique land characteristics of the Potomac River region.

Included here are online regional field guides in which you can find information about different areas of the Trail.

Potomac Gorge Field Guide

Virginia's Tidewater Potomac Field Guide
drawing: Da Vinci's lock design 1485  

Did You Know?
Transporting goods and people by canal dates back to antiquity. The lock gates used on the C&O Canal were an adaptation of a design by Leonardo DaVinci in the late 1400's. Until the advent of the railroad, water travel was far superior to land travel.

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Last Updated: July 23, 2009 at 08:15 EST