Foundry Branch

Foundry Branch is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The historic headwaters of the stream were in the Tenleytown area in Northwest Washington.

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Also known as: “Foundry Brook”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Georgetown University and McDonough Gymnasium.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university.

McDonough Gymnasium

Sports venue

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McDonough Memorial Gymnasium, sometimes referred to as McDonough Arena when hosting a sports or entertainment event, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The gymnasium opened in 1951 and can hold 2,200 spectators for sports events.

US Marine Corps War Memorial

Photo: dbking, Public domain.

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foxhall and Rosslyn.

Foxhall

Neighborhood

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Foxhall, also known as Foxhall Village, is a neighborhood in northwestern Washington, D.C., bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side, Foxhall Road on the west, Glover-Archbold Park on the east, and P Street NW on the south.

Rosslyn

Suburb

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Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.

Burleith

Neighborhood

Photo: Rudi Riet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.

Foundry Branch

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90511° or 38° 54′ 18″ north

Longitude

-77.07914° or 77° 4′ 45″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87C4WW4C+28

GeoNames ID

4138745

Wikidata ID

Q5474650

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Foundry Branch” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Foundry Branch”
Cebuano: “Foundry Branch”
Venetian: “Foundry Branch”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Three Sisters Islands and Foundry Branch Valley Park.

Washington, D.C.: Must-Visit Destinations

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