remains of Patowmack Canal

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canal ruins historic site

The remains of the Patowmack Canal are the historic ruins of one of the earliest American canal projects, initiated by George Washington to improve navigation on the Potomac River near Great Falls.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Patowmack Canal remains	1
remains of Patowmack Canal canonical	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	canal ruins ⓘ historic site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	18th-century civil engineering ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasPart	canal bed ⓘ lock ruins ⓘ sluiceways ⓘ stone walls ⓘ traces of towpath ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ site on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
inception	1780s ⓘ
locatedIn	Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Great Falls Park ⓘ
locatedNear	Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center ⓘ Great Falls of the Potomac ⓘ
locatedOn	Potomac River ⓘ
locatedWithinProtectedArea	Great Falls Park ⓘ surface form: Great Falls Park (National Park Service)
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Potowmack Company ⓘ
partOf	Patowmack Canal ⓘ early American internal improvements ⓘ
significantPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
significantProjectOf	George Washington ⓘ
state	Virginia ⓘ
subjectOf	historical studies of American canals ⓘ interpretive signs ⓘ
usedFor	heritage tourism ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Falls of the Potomac → nearFeature → remains of Patowmack Canal ⓘ

Great Falls Park → historicalStructure → remains of Patowmack Canal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Patowmack Canal remains