2024

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL

Street square and neighborhood to visit
5/5
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The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, commonly known as the C&O Canal, runs 300 km along the Potomac River from Maryland to the capital and was once used to transport coal. Due to restoration work that began in November 2016, some portions of the canal that cross Georgetown are partially closed. The work is expected to be completed in 2019.

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2024

THE EXORCIST STEPS

Street square and neighborhood to visit
3/5
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The "Puppet Marches" are a steep staircase made up of 97 stone steps from the canal to M Street. Also called "Hitchcock Steps" or the "Marches de l'Enfer", these steps served as a backdrop for the filming of William Drama's film in 1973. It is in these stairs that jette and die Father Karras, one of the priests who venus the little Regan MacNeil.

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