Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Seneca Tour

This Saturday, June 29, 2013, I'm leading a free tour of Seneca, Maryland as part of Montgomery County Heritage Days. We'll visit four sites related to the Seneca quarry: the Seneca Aqueduct, the turning basin, the stonecutting mill, and the Lafayette Square piers. The tour starts at 1pm and should last about 45 minutes.

Before the tour, I'll be signing copies of The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry and The Potomac River: A History and Guide starting at 12pm, which will be available for purchase for $20 each.

Where does the fun begin? We'll meet by the Lock 24 lockhouse adjacent to Seneca Aqueduct on the C&O Canal. It's right at the end of Riley's Lock Road in Poolesville, Maryland. There's a big parking lot at the site.

Seneca Aqueduct. Photo by Garrett Peck 

The Seneca quarry itself is too overgrown with foliage once spring hits; the site is ideal to see in the winter (November - March). Check back with me this fall if you'd like to take a quarry tour. There'll be a big tour through Smithsonian Associates on November 10, 2013, and small group tours through SideTour during the winter.


Bring your camera! And lots of water - it'll be quite warm. 

Garrett Peck

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