Great Falls, Virginia

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Local Information for Great Falls, VA

Latitude: 39.001609 -- Longitude: -77.283249

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Great Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,549 at the 2000 census. It is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Washington, D.C. located along the Potomac River. Many important and influential people live there. The lots are large, typically 1/2, 2, 5, or 10 acres and up and many are zoned for horses (some of the larger lots have horse riding rings, particularly those occupied by older homes.) Although primarily a bedroom community for Washington, D.C., one major attraction is Great Falls Park which overlooks the Great Falls of the Potomac River, for which the community and the park are named. George Washington was involved with building a canal around the falls on the southwest, or Virginia, side, called the Patowmack canal, which unfortunately did not become commercially viable. Remnants of the canal and of a village around the canal are still visible in the park. -- Source: Wikipedia.com