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Packhorse Ford
Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: March 29, 2008
Caption: Packhorse Ford
Additional Description: The line of rapids here is the old dam built to support Boteler's Mill, which stood on the West Virginia side of the Potomac. The river is still shallow enough, particularly during the summer months, to cross downstream of the dam.
Submitted: April 9, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p21017
File Size: 1.592 Megabytes

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