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Potomac River Blockade Boat Tours and Lunch

When
Saturday, 19 May 2012
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where
PWC Historic Preservation
17674 Main Street
Dumfries,VA
Website
http://www.pwcgov.org/historicsites
Admission Information
$30.00, reservations required. Includes lunch.
Cruise along the Potomac River shoreline and view sites that were critical to the Confederate forces' successful blockade of Washington D.C. from September 1861 through March 1862. Local historians will discuss the significance of the blockade, gun batteries and camps that supported the Confederate efforts. The cruise will include the preserved batteries at Freestone Point and Possum Nose, as well as Evansport and Shipping Point. Tour includes lunch. No pets please. Not appropriate for children under six. Please call 703-792-4754 for more information and reservations. Additional dates for this tour include: 6-16-12; 7-21-12; 8-18-12; 9-15-12; and 10-20-12.



 
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