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That’s Right – The Patawmack River, Not the Potomac: An Early Map of Washington

early map of Washington
Check out this cool map of what would become the City of Washington. It was done around 1893 near the city's centennial. View the Patawmack River, not the Potomac, in this early map of Washington.
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That’s right, the Patawmack River, not the Potomac. Check out this cool map of what would become the City of Washington. It was done around 1893, near the city’s centennial.

early map of Washington
early map of Washington

Source: Library of Congress

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