Great Falls Tavern - Potomac, MD.
The Great Falls Tavern carries on a long tradition of hospitality for visitors to the C&O Canal. Soon after the canal's ground breaking in 1828 construction began on the original lockhouse. In response to travelers' requests for shelter and a meal, the locktender here at Great Falls, W. W. Fenlon, asked the Canal Company to build the three-story north wing for a hotel. The hotel opened for business in 1831. The entrance door invited guests into a large, windowed room with fireplaces and a bar. A community of over 100 people grew nearby with shops and a post office. (NPS)
Great Falls Tavern - Potomac, MD.
The Great Falls Tavern carries on a long tradition of hospitality for visitors to the C&O Canal. Soon after the canal's ground breaking in 1828 construction began on the original lockhouse. In response to travelers' requests for shelter and a meal, the locktender here at Great Falls, W. W. Fenlon, asked the Canal Company to build the three-story north wing for a hotel. The hotel opened for business in 1831. The entrance door invited guests into a large, windowed room with fireplaces and a bar. A community of over 100 people grew nearby with shops and a post office. (NPS)