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Great Falls Park
Great Falls Park
is a small
National Park Service (NPS)
site in
Virginia
,
United States
. Situated on 800
acres
(3.65 km
2
) along the banks of the
Potomac River
in northern
Fairfax County
, the
park
is a disconnected but integral part of the
George Washington Memorial Parkway
. The
Great Falls of the Potomac River
are near the northern boundary of the park, as are the remains of the
Patowmack Canal
, the first
canal
in the United States that used
locks
to raise and lower
boats
.
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