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Potomac Company (32)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m659zn (corporateBody)

After the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, George Washington and other politicians in Virginia and Maryland believed that the Potomac River could become an important artery for trade into the western frontier. The Potomac Company was founded in 1785 to build canals and do other work on and along the river to improve its navigability. George Washington was the company's first president, and James Rumsey was appointed to oversee the work. In July 1822, the Potomac Company became part of the...

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Potomac Canal Company (10)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6jt4nh5 (corporateBody)

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Potomac Electric Power Company (10)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68092ph (corporateBody)

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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company (5)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66m9c8f (corporateBody)

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Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company (4)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bk7d29 (corporateBody)

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Potomac Steamboat Company (2)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c30wnj (corporateBody)

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Potomac Steamboat and Stage Company. (2)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dr9xrk (corporateBody)

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Baltimore And Potomac Railroad Company (2)

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Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad Company (2)

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Potomac Edison Company (1)

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