Along the Potomac, Philip W. Ogilvie and Potomac Water Trail Association
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Along the Potomac, Philip W. Ogilvie and Potomac Water Trail Association
Language
eng
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mapsillustrations
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Along the Potomac
Oclc number
62524917
Responsibility statement
Philip W. Ogilvie and Potomac Water Trail Association
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Images of America
Summary
The Potomac River Basin, stretching from Pennsylvania through West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, is home to a variety of wildlife and culture. The Potomac flows through the landscape, offering its shores to bathers and fishermen, its rapids to adventurous kayakers, and its natural beauty to all who live nearby. But, over the centuries and specifically since the coming of European settlers to the area 400 years ago, the region and the river have been transformed. Many of the changes that have affected the Potomac were the result of human actions--the introduction of maize about 1,900 years ago, the accidental importation of the Chestnut blight in 1904, and the increased industrialization of the region. In this pictorial history, readers will have the opportunity to learn about the long-lasting effects of deforestation, mining, and pollution, the plant and animal life that call the region home, and the river's restorative power and enduring grace in striking views from the past 200 years
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- Potomac River Valley -- History, Local -- Pictorial works
- Historic sites
- Local history
- Historic sites -- Potomac River Valley -- Pictorial works
- Potomac River -- History -- Pictorial works
- United States + Potomac River Valley
- History
- United States + Potomac River
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- Potomac River Valley -- History -- Pictorial works
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- Potomac River Valley -- History, Local -- Pictorial works
- Historic sites
- Local history
- Historic sites -- Potomac River Valley -- Pictorial works
- Potomac River -- History -- Pictorial works
- United States + Potomac River Valley
- History
- United States + Potomac River
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- Potomac River Valley -- History -- Pictorial works
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