American Indians of the Potomac River

American Indians of the Potomac River (HM17OT)

Location: Great Falls, VA 22066 Fairfax County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 1.073', W 77° 14.734'

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— Potomac River Gorge Interpretive Trail —

Prehistoric people arrived along the shores of the Potomac River some 13,000 years ago. Slowly they transformed from semi-nomadic hunters into farmers and fishermen. Eventually, a group called the Nacotchtanks became the dominant tribe of the Washington D.C. area.

The Potomac River was a heavily traveled trade route by American Indians. In fact the word Nacotchtank translates to mean "at the trading town."
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HM NumberHM17OT
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Placed ByFairfax County Park Authority
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 5:13pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 305590 N 4321160
Decimal Degrees39.01788333, -77.24556667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 1.073', W 77° 14.734'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 1' 4.38" N, 77° 14' 44.04" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 36641 Potomac Heritage Trail, Great Falls VA 22066, US
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