Potomac River

[Doreen Peri]

I took a walk by the Potomac River today. The leaves are just starting to change colors. It's early fall and it was a beautiful day! And there were boat people! Yay!

[Dave The Dov]

Beautiful!!!!

Courtesy of Wikipedia

"Potomac" is a European spelling of an Algonquian name for a tribe subject to the Powhatan confederacy, that inhabited the upper reaches of the Northern Neck in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. Some accounts say the name means "place where people trade" or "the place to which tribute is brought". The natives called the river above the falls Cohongarooton, translated as "river of geese", and that area was renowned in early years for an abundance of both geese and swans. The spelling of the name has been simplified over the years from "Patawomeke" (as on Captain John Smith's map) to "Patowmack" in the 18th century and now "Potomac". Some scholars have also suggested it is rooted in the ancient Greek for river, "potamos", blended with the Powhatan name "Patawomeke". The river's name was officially decided upon as Potomac by the Board on Geographic Names in 1931.
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[Doreen Peri]

Thanks, Dave, for looking and for posting the info about the name.

Coincidentally, I was at a park called Algonquian yesterday when I walked by the river and took the shots.

I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.

[Lightning Rod]

I recognize those very paths and roots
(nostalgia)

[Artguy]

We have a park by the same name, it's the same size as Spain....