Washington Canoe Club
Encyclopedia
The Washinton Canoe Club is a boat club on the Potomac River
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It is located at 3700 K Street
, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. It was established in 1904.
During the 1960s, the Amny Corps of Engineers demolished the piers of the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge
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The bank under the Canoe Club became stagnant and was subsequently filled with concrete.
Shortly thereafter the area north of the Canoe Club was paved.
The club leased the land from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and now the National Park Service
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The club (limited to 200 members) has produced national champions, and Olympic medalists.
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
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It is located at 3700 K Street
K Street
K Street can refer to:* K Street , a street located in Washington, D.C.** By metonymy, the U.S. lobbying industry, many of whose firms have offices on this street* K Street Project, a lobbying effort by the Republican Party...
, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Georgetown neighborhood. It was established in 1904.
History
The Washington Canoe Club was originally built on pilings in the Potomac River.During the 1960s, the Amny Corps of Engineers demolished the piers of the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge
Potomac Aqueduct Bridge
The Aqueduct Bridge was a bridge between Georgetown, Washington, D.C., and Rosslyn, Virginia, in Arlington County. It was built to transport cargo-carrying boats on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown across the Potomac River to the Alexandria Canal...
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The bank under the Canoe Club became stagnant and was subsequently filled with concrete.
Shortly thereafter the area north of the Canoe Club was paved.
The club leased the land from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and now the National Park Service
National Park Service
The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
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The club (limited to 200 members) has produced national champions, and Olympic medalists.
Olympic medalists
- Frank Havens 1948 Silver medal; 1952 Gold medal
- Francine FoxFrancine FoxFrancine Fox is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.Fox was born in Washington, D.C.-References:*...
; Glorianne PerrierGlorianne PerrierGlorianne Perrier is an American sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at Tokyo in 1964.-References:*...
1964 Silver medal - Norman BellinghamNorman BellinghamNorman Bellingham is an American sprint canoer and Olympic champion who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won gold in the K-2 1000 m event at Seoul in 1988....
1988 Gold medal