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  2. The Wharf (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    The Wharf is home to the Capital Yacht Club and some day-docks and live-aboard slips. [28] Water taxi service connects The Wharf to Georgetown, Alexandria, Virginia, and the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD. [29] Visitors may also take guided boat tours to view Washington attractions and monuments from the Potomac River.

  3. Washington Channel - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Channel is a channel parallel to the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side. The channel is two miles (3.2 km) long, receives outflow from the Tidal Basin at its north end, and empties into the Anacostia River at Hains Point at its ...

  4. Transportation in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Water taxi in Chicago Passenger ferry service in Chicago is handled by commercial water taxis operating on defined routes on published schedules. Shoreline Sightseeing offers water taxi service along the Chicago River with stops at Navy Pier , Michigan Avenue , and Adams Street.

  5. Washington Aqueduct - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Aqueduct is an aqueduct that provides the public water supply system serving Washington, D.C., and parts of its suburbs, using water from the Potomac River. One of the first major aqueduct projects in the United States, it was commissioned by the U.S. Congress in 1852, and construction began in 1853 under the supervision of ...

  6. Water taxi - Wikipedia

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    A water taxi or a water bus is a boat used to provide public or private transport, usually, but not always, in an urban environment. [1] Service may be scheduled with multiple stops, operating in a similar manner to a bus , or on demand to many locations, operating in a similar manner to a taxi .

  7. Georgetown Waterfront Park - Wikipedia

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    Georgetown Waterfront Park is a national park completed in Washington, D.C. in the fall of 2011. Part of the Georgetown Historic District, the park stretches along the banks of the Potomac River from 31st Street, NW to the Key Bridge. The result of many years of advocacy and fundraising, the site features several notable design elements.

  8. List of cities and towns along the Potomac River - Wikipedia

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    Barnum, West Virginia; Bayard, West Virginia; Beryl, West Virginia; Blaine, West Virginia; Bloomington, Maryland; Bowling Green, Maryland; Carpendale, West Virginia

  9. Potomac River - Wikipedia

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    The Potomac River in Washington, D.C., with Arlington Memorial Bridge in the foreground and Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia in the background. The Potomac River runs 405 mi (652 km) from Fairfax Stone Historical Monument State Park in West Virginia on the Allegheny Plateau to Point Lookout, Maryland, and drains 14,679 sq mi (38,020 km 2). The ...