{"id":7029,"date":"2026-02-01T16:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/?p=7029"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:43:57","slug":"next-in-the-lovettsville-historical-societys-2025-lecture-series-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovettsvillehistoricalsociety.org\/index.php\/next-in-the-lovettsville-historical-societys-2025-lecture-series-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Next in the Lovettsville Historical Society’s 2025 Lecture Series (February)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cGeorge Washington\u2019s Dream – The Potomac Company:<\/strong> <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Making the Potomac River Navigable\u201d <\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Presented by Paul Kreingold<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, February 8, at 2:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

St. James United Church of Christ,<\/strong>
<\/strong>10 East Broad Way, Lovettsville VA<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n
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George Washington the Surveyor<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Before the C&O Canal, before the B&O Railroad, between 1785 and 1828 over 200,000 tons <\/strong>of freight, mostly grain, was shipped down the Potomac River to Georgetown and out to a hungry world. This was the accomplishment of George Washington\u2019s Potomac Company, established in 1785 to \u201cget the rocks out of the way\u201d and allow for in-river navigation of the Potomac River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This lecture will allow you to see the Potomac River system through the eyes of our first President. It will review the technologies used to \u201copen up\u201d the Potomac revealing the successes and failures of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps most interesting, we will explore the 200-year-old ruins the project left behind for us to admire such as the Great Falls canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our speaker is Paul Kreingold the Conservation Director of the Loudoun County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, Virginia Master Naturalist and author of Potomac Marble: The History of the Search for the Ideal Stone.<\/em> For more on Kreingold, see www.PotomacRocks.com.<\/p>\n\n\n

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George Washington exploring the Ohio River Valley<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A video recording of the February 8 presentation will be posted on the Lovettsville Historical Society website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Admission is free, but donations are welcome to defray expenses of the program and to support the activities of the Lovettsville Historical Society.

For more information, call 540-822-9194.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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