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Great Falls (Virginia) – Wikipedia. Great Falls ist ein Census-designated place (CDP) im Fairfax County, Virginia in den Vereinigten Staaten. Das U.S. Census Bureau hat bei der Volkszählung 2020 eine Einwohnerzahl von 15.953 [1] ermittelt.
Located on Virginia State Route 7 in Northern Virginia, Great Falls is 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest of downtown Washington, D.C., and 10.5 miles (16.9 km) north of Fairfax, the county seat. Great Falls lies in the Piedmont upland on the right bank of the Potomac River.
Great Falls is a series of rapids and waterfalls on the Potomac River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream from Washington, D.C., on the border of Montgomery County, Maryland and Fairfax County, Virginia. The Potomac and the falls themselves are legally entirely within Maryland, as the state's boundary follows the south bank of the river.
Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service (NPS) site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres (3.2 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. [1]
24. Mai 2019 · The first sight of unrestrained greenery upon heading west into Virginia from Washington, D.C., is the town of Great Falls, a leafy refuge for the power players that brave the Beltway every morning. Here, twisting country lanes converge on a town center with a green, a local coffee shop, and store owners who call their customers by name.
- Mac Carey
Fläche: 800 acres (3,24 km² ) Gründung: 1966. Besucher: 645.000 (2002) i3 i6. Der Great Falls Park befindet sich in Virginia, USA und wird vom National Park Service verwaltet. Er erstreckt sich entlang der Ufer des Potomac River auf 3,65 km² (900 acres) und ist Bestandteil des George Washington Memorial Parkway.
The following is a timeline of the history of the census-designated place (CDP) of Great Falls, Virginia, USA. [1] Prior to 20th century. c. 1400 - Land inhabited by indigenous peoples, likely the Doeg people. [2] [3] 1608 - Expedition of region by Captain John Smith. [4] c. 1700s - Colonial farm settlements begin to form in the Great Falls area.
