Photograph as originally submitted to this page in the Historical Marker Database www.HMdb.org. Click on photo to resize in browser. Scroll down to see metadata.

Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: September 9, 2012
Caption: Patowmack Canal Company Logo
Additional Description: The Patowmack Canal Company was founded in 1785, and George Washington was appointed its president - four years before becoming the first President of the United States. His company built five bypass canals, like this one at Seneca, and improved miles of riverbed. Boats plied the waterway from 1788 to 1830, bringing products from the western frontier.
Submitted: September 22, 2012, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p220597
File Size: 2.622 Megabytes

To see the metadata that may be embedded in this photo, sign in and then return to this page.