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| | GORP - Great Falls Park, Virginia, Adventure, Travel, Outdoor Recreation, Trips, Tours |
 | | During the 26 years that the canal system was in operation, flour, corn, whiskey, tobacco, furs, iron ore, and timber ware poled down the river on flatboats from as far away as Cumberland, Maryland, which was a market center in the Allegheny Mountains. |
 | | The town, near Great Falls, flourished for nearly three decades but declined in the 1820s as trade dwindled. |
 | | A Virginia or Maryland fishing license is required for anglers over 16 years of age. |
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