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Georgetown and the Potomac Flood in 1918

A 1918 photograph records flooding along Georgetown and the Potomac River.

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Water and ice crowd the shoreline below a row of waterfront buildings.

This crazy old photos shows Georgetown’s flooding and the Potomac in 1918. Here’s another good piece about it at The Georgetown Metropolitan.

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