Confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia / Ken Lund
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river (main stem and North Branch) is approximately 405 miles (652 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km²). In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the 21st largest in the United States. Over 5 million people live within the Potomac watershed.Being situated in an area rich in American history and American heritage has led to the Potomac being nicknamed "the Nation's River." George Washington, the first President of the United States, was born in, surveyed, and spent most of his life within the Potomac basin. All of Washington, D.C., the nation's capital city, also lies within the watershed. The 1859 siege of Harper's Ferry at the river's confluence with the Shenandoah was a precursor to numerous epic battles of the American Civil War in and around the Potomac and its tributaries, such as the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff and the 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown. General Robert E. Lee crossed the river, thereby invading the North and threatening Washington, D.C., twice in campaigns climaxing in the battles of Antietam (September 17, 1862) and Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863). Confederate General Jubal Early crossed the river in July 1864 on his attempted raid on the nation's capital. The river not only divided the Union from the Confederacy, but also gave name to the Union's largest army, the Army of the Potomac. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potomac_riveren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_... |
| 撮影日 | 2008-07-26 10:33:49 |
| 撮影者 | Ken Lund , Reno, Nevada, USA |
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| 撮影地 | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States 地図 |
| カメラ | Canon PowerShot A540 , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 10097.77778 dpi |