To channel water into the Washington Aqueduct, the Corp of Engineers built a feeder dam across a part of the Potomac River.
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Here is a Virginia side image of the falls
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Romantic walks in the woods were a victorian favorite, though it was more proper with a chaperone
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
A nice mid-river view of the falls
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Great Falls (especially on the Virginia side) was sometimes used for meeting, here is a 1909 meeting of Methodist ministers.
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Lithographed Postcards
Lithographed cards were used at Glen Echo from around 1908 until about 1940. These cards are printed on a printing press rather than by a photographic process. These cards were more economical to produce.
Falls form the Maryland side
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Good view published by Minnie E. Brooke, a suffarage leader and publisher from Chevy Chase, Maryland.
1907
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Virginia side canal lock built be George Washington
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Tourists sitting on the rocks when the water was pretty high.
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Another canal lock from Washington's canal
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Ruins of a mill from the time of George Washington's canal
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
Chrome Postcards
The next type of color postcards were "Chromes" named for the hard shiny surface. Some of these cards look like they are photographs, but they are actually printed.
The Great Falls Tavern on the Maryland side
Great Falls, Maryland and Virginia
