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Woodside

north woodsideWoodside is a neighborhood nestled in Silver Spring City, Maryland. It is among the oldest hamlets in Washington, DC with boundaries on Georgia Avenue, Spring Street and the Red Line Washington Metro. It runs alongside the neighborhoods of North Woodside and Woodside Park. The community is also adjacent to the business district of Silver Spring.

In case you wish to tour Woodside, call Affinity Airport Sedan for a ride. Sit back and enjoy the sights.

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Watkins Mill

NISTWatkins Mill is a small settlement in Montgomery County, Maryland. The population is quite small but the place is well-known mainly because of the water-powered grist mill. It has been located in Seneca Creek since 1783 on Grey’s Neck Property owned by Adin Grey. During the middle of the 19th century, it was operated by Levi Snyder and later by Remis Snyder. The road was known as Snyder’s Mill Road. In 1877, Levi Watkins purchased the grain mill powered by a wheel running on two pairs of stones. Unfortunately, this was destroyed by fire in 1908. The miller’s house

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Seneca Creek Greenway Trail

Seneca Creek Greenway TrailSeneca Creek in Seneca, Montgomery County was initially envisioned by a famous international environmental advocate (Milt Kaufman) in 1944, He was responsible for organizing several non-profit organizations to help in the construction of this historic trail. These are the Seneca Valley Sugar Loafers Volksmarch Club, Village Outreach Volunteers, Mountain Club of Maryland, American Hiking Society, and Audubon Naturalist Society.

Seneca Creek,

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Rock Creek

Rock Creek is a waterway the flows towards the Potomac River. It drains into the Atlantic Ocean through Chesapeake Bay. The entire cove is said to be 32.6 miles in length with drainage section of approximately 76 miles. The creek ascends from a spring close to Laytonsville, Montgomery and converges at the Potomac next to Watergate and Georgetown in DC. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal connects with Rock Creek.

The Maryland section of the bay composes the second-biggest watershed

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Potomac Falls

Potomac FallsThe Potomac Falls are located in Montgomery County west of Washington, DC in the Great Falls Park. This succession of surging waters developed as rocks on the Potomac River which used to be called the Wissahickon formation and consisted of resilient metamorphic boulders. These large stones are said to date back to the late Precambrian Era and approximately 750 million years old. The falls formed when sea level plunged during the last Ice Age.

If you are going on a trip to the Potomac area, just call Affinity Airport Sedan to pick you up from any airport in D.C.

The Great Falls and rapids stretch two-thirds of a mile towards the Potomac. The river drops around 76 feet above this distance. Since it presented a main obstacle to boat traffic in the 18th Century, George Washington ordered the construction of the Potomac Canal in 1784 which took 16 years to finish.

Potomac Falls is managed by the National Park Service. The Potomac including the falls is within the territory of Maryland. You can see scenic views from both the Maryland and Virginia sides. The Billy Goat Trail on Bear Island is accessible from Maryland. It offers picturesque spectacles of the Great Falls as well as vantage points of Olmsted Island which is accessible from Maryland. The area is ideal for outdoor leisure pursuits like hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, and whitewater rafting.

The Potomac narrows down considerably as it passes over the falls and through Mather Gorge which lies on the borders of Maryland and Virginia. Heavy downpour and snow on the watershed upstream generate white-water floods. These normally swamp the rocks and endanger the nearby park and visitor center. That is why the facility was constructed on top of stilts. In fact, the pillar at the Virginia area marks the level of the 1936 Potomac River Flood.

There were numerous efforts to build canals around the Great Falls. The canal was initiated by George Washington. Afterward, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was put up on the Maryland section and eventually connected the Potomac tidewater with Cumberland City. The Chesapeake and Ohio also utilized the Potomac Falls as feeder and source of water supply. It has been abandoned since then.
Learn all there is to discover at the Potomac Falls. For a ride there, schedule a pick-up with Affinity Airport Sedan. We’ll do the driving so you don’t have to worry about your trip!

 

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Norbeck

Norbeck ParkNorbeck in Montgomery County, Maryland can be found along MD Route 28 or Norbeck Road. It is east of Georgia Avenue going towards Lay Hill Road. If Norbeck will be part of your itinerary, just call Affinity Airport Sedan to get you there. Our friendly, reliable ground transportation service can pick you up from the airport and get you wherever you need to be.

This area served as the southwestern settlement of Sandy Spring neighborhood before the American Civil War. Majority of the population

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Lincoln Park

Lincoln ParkThe neighborhood of Lincoln Park is found in Rockville, Maryland on the eastern side of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tracks. Many of the residents attend Richard Montgomery High School. Lincoln Park was developed during the latter part of the 1890s. Today, Lincoln Park is considered a mix of low and moderate income families composed of more than 300 households. It has the character of a small town and this heritage symbolizes an essential component

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Layhill

LayHillLayhill is one of the many unincorporated communities of Montgomery County in Maryland. The center is situated at the junction of the Bel Pre and Bonifant Roads. If you want to explore Washington, DC and include Layhill in your itinerary, chances are you will need a ride. Just call Affinity Airport Sedan!

A 54-acre drive-in movie theater was supposed to have been built at the corner of Layhill and Bel Pre Roads in 1955. It was an ambitious project and envisioned

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Kingsley

Kingsley SchoolhouseKingsley is a small town in Montgomery County, Maryland. One of the reasons why this community has become popular is the Kingsley Schoolhouse and Trail. Another popular spot is the Kingsley Wilderness Project.

If you are interested in visiting Kingsley as part of your itinerary, call Affinity Airport Sedan for a ride. You don’t have to worry a bit about traffic or parking.

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Good Hope Road

Good Hope Road in Silver Spring, Maryland is known for its fountains. Water squirts from six fountainheads onto a plane surface-spray ground.

This popular site is a unique attraction of Good Hope Local Park. There is a concrete courtyard with a 24 floor water jets that little boys and girls will surely enjoy. A lifeguard stands guard when the water is on. He insures safety and he he also controls the spray as well as maintaining cleanliness.

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