BRIDGES OF WASHINGTON, D.C.

Abner Cloud purchased land on the Potomac about a mile west of Georgetown in 1791 and, by 1801, had constructed a grist mill and house. Although the mill is now in ruins, the house still stands, and is a major attraction at Fletcher’s Cove. Interestingly, the house fronts directly on the C&O Canal, but the canal was not constructed until thirty years later.