The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is an active supporter and participant in the Briding the Watershed program. Bridging the Watershed was developed by the Alice Ferguson Foundation in partnership with the national park service and area schools to promote education programs about the Potomac River and its tributaries. Parks are used as living classrooms and children are involved in interactive ranger led programs about the Potomac Watershed. Please contact the park visitor centers for more information.
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Did You Know?
There are several gold mines in the Great Falls area. The largest of these is the Maryland Mine located at the intersection of Falls Road and MacArthur Boulevard near Potomac, Maryland. Gold was first discovered here by a Union soldier from Pennsylvania during the Civil War.