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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the District of Columbia and the states of Maryland and West Virginia. The park was established as a National Monument in 1961 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in order to preserve the neglected remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal along the Potomac River along with many of the original canal structures. The canal and towpath trail extends from Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland, a distance of 184.5 miles (296.9 km), and was designated as the first section of U.S. Bicycle Route 50 on November 5, 2013.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park now receives more than three million recreation visits annually. The National Park Service operates visitor centers at six different locations along the canal: Georgetown, Great Falls Tavern, Brunswick, Williamsport, Hancock, and Cumberland. These visitor centers have displays and interpretive exhibits on the history of the C&O Canal.
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Georgetown is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, population 8,183. It was incorporated in 1838 from part of Rowley. Georgetown was originally settled in 1639 as a part of the town of Rowley by the Reverend Ezekiel Rogers. The town at the time stretched from the Atlantic coast to the Merrimack River, south of Newbury and north of Ipswich. Several farmers, finding suitable meadowlands in the western half of the settlement, began settling along the Penn Brook by the middle of the seventeenth century, creating Rowley's West Parish. The village, which became known as New Rowley, grew for many years, with small mills and eventually a shoe company opening in the town. By 1838, the town was sufficiently large enough for its own incorporation and was renamed Georgetown. Small industry continued, and today the town is mostly residential in nature, a distant suburb of Boston's North Shore. Georgetown is bordered by Groveland to the northwest, Newbury to the northeast, Rowley to the southeast, and Boxford to the southwest.
In 1849 a party of Oregonian miners encamped in this spot, and an individual named Hudson soon found some $20000 worth of gold. Nuggets were so big they "growled", and soon Growlersburg was formed. The mining town soon was renamed George's Dry Diggins, either named for sailor George Phipps, or miner George Ehrenhaft. In 1852 the entire town was burned in a massive fire, supposedly due to a photographer trying to capture a post-mortem photograph. The town was moved uphill, and to prevent the entire town from burning up again most of the buildings were constructed out of brick; more importantly the main street was widened to 100ft (30.5m) and side streets to 60ft. The wide spaces can still be observed, and Georgetown is known as the "Pride of the Mountains".
Georgetown, California
The Georgetown town offices are housed in an beautiful building that was once the Central School. In 1905, community of Georgetown, Massachusetts built the Central School and closed the one-room schoolhouses.
Georgetown Market, Seattle WA
This gent sells polished stones and polished stone jewelery at the Georgetown Saturday Market.
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This is part of my Strangers project.
January 12, 2023: Action From Georgetown Day vs. Episcopal vs. Holy Child at St. Alban's School in Washington, D.C. Cory Royster / Cory F. Royster Photography
Georgetown Loop Railroad is a historic railroad that was restored since 1973. It's not in operation during the Winter months but it provides a great scenery as it goes through the mountain.
Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, McCourt School of Public Policy hosts House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) for a town hall conversation with students about issues that matter to young adults, and her vision for “A Better Deal for America" at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. (Photo by Rod Lamkey Jr.)