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Down the Old Potomac

6.7191712mMovieDocumentary

This fascinating 12-minute documentary from Edison's Conquest Pictures features a man in a small boat being pulled (from a horse on shore) down the Potomac river. From Cumberland, MD, through Washington, DC, this short charts the Waterway and its locks.

DirectorJames H. White

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Down the Old Potomac — streaming FAQ

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Down the Old Potomac hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around April 24, 1917. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.