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The first bridge to cross the Potomac in the Washington area was constructed in 1797 when Georgetown merchants built the "Falls Bridge" at the "Little Falls."
The bridge was built to replace ferry service and was primarily used to drive cattle across to the Georgetown auction markets after the cattle had drunk heavily at Pimmit Run.
There have been eight bridges built on this site. The original one was a covered wooden structure that collapsed in 1804, and the second was destroyed by floods after only 6 months. In 1810, a third bridge was constructed that was truly a "Chain Bridge," the name by which all subsequent bridges have been known.
Read more about how the Chain Bridge got its name on Our Back Pages
- Ed Bearss To Speak On Northern Va And The Civil War
Long Bridge - predecessor to the 14th Street Bridge - spanned the Potomac during the Civil War. In the distance, rural Arlington (then Alexandria County) was little more than trees and farms. In the foreground, Union troops stood guard 24 hours a day...
- Author Talk: Kathleen O'toole's "meanwhile"
Join us Monday, May 16, 7:00 p.m. at the Shirlington Branch Library for a reading and discussion of Meanwhile, the newest collection by local poet Kathleen O'Toole. Meanwhile A photocopy of my mother?s heart, neatly folded, falls from the leaf...
- Glencarlyn Driving Directions
From Washington, D.C. From Memorial Bridge, take exit for Rt. 50 W. Exit at Carlin Springs Rd, turn left. Go 3 blocks and turn left onto S. 3rd Street. Turn right onto Kensington to library on right.From Alexandria Take Route 1 North to 395S. Exit for...
- Pages For Pennies -- 2015
We are getting so excited for our annual Pages for Pennies book sale! It's right around the corner May 15-17. This is the annual book sale that benefits the Bridge View Inc., the Ottumwa Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the...
- Donated Items Now Being Accepted For Book Sale
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From Our Back Pages: The Chain Bridge
The first bridge to cross the Potomac in the Washington area was constructed in 1797 when Georgetown merchants built the "Falls Bridge" at the "Little Falls."
The bridge was built to replace ferry service and was primarily used to drive cattle across to the Georgetown auction markets after the cattle had drunk heavily at Pimmit Run.
There have been eight bridges built on this site. The original one was a covered wooden structure that collapsed in 1804, and the second was destroyed by floods after only 6 months. In 1810, a third bridge was constructed that was truly a "Chain Bridge," the name by which all subsequent bridges have been known.
Read more about how the Chain Bridge got its name on Our Back Pages
- Ed Bearss To Speak On Northern Va And The Civil War
Long Bridge - predecessor to the 14th Street Bridge - spanned the Potomac during the Civil War. In the distance, rural Arlington (then Alexandria County) was little more than trees and farms. In the foreground, Union troops stood guard 24 hours a day...
- Author Talk: Kathleen O'toole's "meanwhile"
Join us Monday, May 16, 7:00 p.m. at the Shirlington Branch Library for a reading and discussion of Meanwhile, the newest collection by local poet Kathleen O'Toole. Meanwhile A photocopy of my mother?s heart, neatly folded, falls from the leaf...
- Glencarlyn Driving Directions
From Washington, D.C. From Memorial Bridge, take exit for Rt. 50 W. Exit at Carlin Springs Rd, turn left. Go 3 blocks and turn left onto S. 3rd Street. Turn right onto Kensington to library on right.From Alexandria Take Route 1 North to 395S. Exit for...
- Pages For Pennies -- 2015
We are getting so excited for our annual Pages for Pennies book sale! It's right around the corner May 15-17. This is the annual book sale that benefits the Bridge View Inc., the Ottumwa Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the...
- Donated Items Now Being Accepted For Book Sale
p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; line-height: 120%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; }a:link { color: rgb(0, 0, 255); } Donated items are now being accepted for the fourth annual ?Pages for Pennies Book Sale.? Donations of used books,...