Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Potomac


Saint Geo R Ge
"Poé Tica de la Lucha"
"Potomac"

Rev.12:13
"And when the dragon saw
that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child."

Capel Lambs
Spring Frolic-Ready Lambs
Chess: "Saint George" "Poetomacchia" "Potomac" Chessapeake Bay

Potomac River:

The river forms part of the borders between Maryland and Washington, D.C. on the left bank and West Virginia and Virginia on the river's right bank. The entire lower Potomac River is part of the State of Maryland, with the exception of a small tidal portion within the District of Columbia. Except for a small portion of its headwaters in West Virginia, the North Branch Potomac River is considered part of Maryland to the low water mark on the opposite bank. The South Branch Potomac River lies completely within the state of West Virginia except for its headwaters, which lie in Virginia.
"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".[2] The natives called the river above the falls Cohongarooton,[3] translated as "river of geese",[4] 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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