THE RIVER IN TIME
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Time, abetted by man and nature, has changed the face of the Nation's River. Nature's rains, snows, ice and floods continually carve the shores. Man, also, changes the Potomac through man-made fills, walls, docks, bridges and piers. The arbitrary changes by man and nature have reached the point where careful planning and consideration must be given to the river's future in order to preserve its majestic beauty as The Nation's River.
1830
1936 Flood scene
Civil War Chain Bridge
Early 1900—canoeists near Seneca, Md.
1917 Washington Waterfront
Washington Waterfront today
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN
