Seneca Quarry, Seneca Creek State Park

Name: Seneca Quarry
Address: Seneca Creek State Park, United States

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Seneca Quarry is a historic site located at Seneca, Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the north bank of the Potomac River, just west of Seneca Creek. The quarry was the source of stone for two Potomac River canals: the Patowmack Canal on the Virginia side of Great Falls; and the C&O Canal, having supplied red sandstone for the latter for locks 9, 11, 15 - 27, and 30, the accompanying lock houses, and Aqueduct No. 1, better known as Seneca Aqueduct, constructed from 1828 to 1833. ()

Built: 1780 (244 years ago)Coordinates: 39°4'12"N, 77°20'38"W

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Seneca Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Great Falls, Billy Goat Trail, Swains Lock, Pennyfield Lock.

7 miSE
Dramatic whitewater rapids and waterfalls
Great Falls, McLean
179 min walk • Great Falls Park is a natural treasure located in the city of McLean, Virginia, and is an integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. This majestic waterfall on the Potomac River is a sight to behold and offers visitors a spectacular display of nature's...
7.5 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls
190 min walk • The Billy Goat Trail is a 4.7-mile hiking trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls in Montgomery County, Maryland.
6 miSE
Canal
Swains Lock, Potomac
154 min walk • Swains Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. It is located at towpath mile-marker 16.7 near Potomac, Maryland, and within the Travilah census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland.
3.2 miE
Canal
Pennyfield Lock, Great Falls
81 min walk • The Pennyfield Lock and lockhouse are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. The lock, located at towpath mile-marker 19.7, is near River Road in Montgomery County, Maryland.
~950 ftE
Canal
Riley's Lock, Seneca Creek State Park
5 min walk • Riley's Lock and lock house are part of the 184.5-mile Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that operated in the United States along the Potomac River from the 1830s through 1923. They are located at towpath mile-marker 22.7 adjacent to Seneca Creek, in Montgomery County, Maryland.
~940 ftSE
Aqueduct
Seneca Aqueduct, Seneca Creek State Park
5 min walk • Seneca Aqueduct — or Aqueduct No. 1 — is a naviduct that carries the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal over Seneca Creek in Montgomery County, Maryland. The C&O built eleven aqueducts along its 184.5 miles length.
5 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Dulles Town Center, Sterling
129 min walk • Dulles Town Center is a two-level enclosed shopping mall in Sterling in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, located five miles north of the Washington Dulles International Airport. As of 2022, Dulles Town Center currently features traditional tenants Macy's, JCPenney, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
4.9 miE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Glenstone, Potomac
126 min walk • Glenstone is a private contemporary art museum in Potomac, Maryland, 15 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. The museum's exhibitions are drawn from a collection of about 1,300 works from post-World War II artists around the world.
1.9 miSW
39°3'27"N • 77°22'31"W
Algonkian Regional Park, Sterling
48 min walk • Park, Event space, Golf
7.1 miSE
Area
Olmsted Island, Great Falls
181 min walk • Olmsted Island is a small island in the middle of the Potomac River in the U.S. state of Maryland, near Great Falls which is a part of C & O Canal National Historical Park, located across the river from Great Falls Park. It is a part of Potomac, Maryland.
4.9 miSW
39°1'0"N • 77°24'15"W
Heritage Farm Museum, Sterling
125 min walk • History museum, Museum