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Potomac

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Potomac may refer to:

Places in the United States

Washington, D.C. area:

Other places in the U.S.:

  • Potomac, Illinois, a village in Vermilion County
  • Potomac, Montana, an unincorporated community in Missoula County
  • Potomac, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Vessels

  • USS Potomac, one of six ships
  • Potomac (tug), a Patapsco Class tug built for Vane Brothers Company

Other uses

  • Patawomeck (or Potomac), a Native American tribe for whom the Potomac River was named
  • Army of the Potomac, a major Union army during the American Civil War
  • 1345 Potomac, an asteroid
  • Potomac Computer Systems, a former name of Epic Games
  • Potomac Horse Fever, a disease in horses
  • Potomac Lake, an artificial lake in Gunnersbury Park, London commissioned by Lionel Nathan Rothschild.
  • University of the Potomac, a degree-granting college based in Washington, D.C.
  • Several former Amtrak passenger trains:
    • Potomac (Amtrak train)
    • Potomac Special
    • Potomac Turbo
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