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Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac


Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac - Ghosts of DC

By far the most picturesque river legend is the story of the Three Sisters. Just before a drowning occurs on the river they are believed to emit ...

Three Sisters (District of Columbia) - Wikipedia

The Three Sisters are three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., west of the Key Bridge. A notable landmark in colonial times, ...

Ghosts of DC - What is the legend behind Three Sisters... | Facebook

What is the legend behind Three Sisters Island in the Potomac? It dates back centuries to when the Algonquins lived in what became DC.

3 Sisters Islands (Potomac River) - LocationsHub

The Three Sisters are three rocky islands in the Potomac River in Washington, DC, west of the Key Bridge. A notable landmark in colonial times.

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Three Sisters Islands in the Potomac River at Georgetown The Three Sisters ... Various legends are associated with the Three Sisters. In one, three Roman ...

No Bridge for Three Sisters | Boundary Stones - WETA

Among those “other things” is a supposedly cursed cluster of rock islands on the Potomac River, after which the bridge was named. The origin ...

TIL The Three Sisters are islands in the Potomac River in D.C. ...

Legend says the spot is cursed and a strange moaning sound comes from the river when the curse is about to claim another life. r ...

Photo: Legend of The Three Sisters | Silver Chips Online

While there are many versions of this legend the oldest is a story of three sisters travelling to save their brothers who were captured by a ...

Three Sisters Island Legend in the Potomac - Pinterest

What is the legend behind Three Sisters Island in the Potomac? It dates back centuries to when the Algonquins lived in what became DC.

The Three Sisters Bridge: A Ghost Span over the Potomac - jstor

of one hundred thousand dollars." In 1805 General Mason of Analostan (or Mason's) Island consented to having "a dam or causeway . . . thrown across ...

Three Sisters bridge - BeyondDC

There are three tiny islands in the Potomac River slightly upstream from Georgetown, called the Three Sisters. You can see them from the Key ...

Three Sisters - The Pirate's Guide to Boating

Three Sisters is a rock formation in the middle of the upper Potomac just upriver of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. This is a great place to anchor out and ...

Three Sisters Bridge Across the Potomac Was Never Built

This is a story that is most likely unknown to the great majority of GoDCers. Long-time DC residents may remember the controversy over the ...

Three Sisters - Wikipedia

Three Sisters may refer to: Contents. 1 Geography. 1.1 Australia; 1.2 Canada; 1.3 Ireland; 1.4 South Africa; 1.5 United Kingdom; 1.6 United States.

Little Italy and the Quarries Along the Potomac - Arlington Historical

... Potomac, formerly belonging to John Mason. The land was subdivided in 1835 to include forty-three quarry lots between Three Sisters Island and Pimmit Run ...

Potomac River - Boundary Stones | WETA's

As a centuries-old legend has it, three young women attempted to cross the Potomac River late one night. ... Three Sisters Islands. Today's kayakers and canoe ...

Ghosts of DC - RERUN: This beautiful old photograph of the ...

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Three Sisters Island - Niagara Falls Info

The Sister Islands were named after the three daughters of General Parkhurst Whitney. General Whitney was an American commander during the War of 1812.

Three Sisters Islands - What To Know BEFORE You Go - Viator

The islands are named after Celinda, Angelina, and Asenath Whitney, the daughters of General Parkhurst Whitney, an early settler in Niagara Falls.

Potomac Timeline - ICPRB

... Potomac. Bacterial contamination forces closing river for swimming from Three Sisters Island to Fort Washington. Low dissolved oxygen levels between ...