Potowmack Canal, Great Falls Park, Virginia Last Lock Before Drop to the River (1987) Our journey to the present has had its ups and downs. After Washington’s death, the grain mill was built on ...

The trolley began operating July 3, 1906 with a trial run to Great Falls Park, but its first scheduled passenger trip was the following day, July 4, 1906. Courtesy photo ...

Toast America’s birthday with fireworks, parades, concerts and other events in and around Washington, D.C.

Ready to have a blast this Fourth of July? Check out our big list of parades, fireworks and other patriotic events around Northern Virginia for Independence Day.

A new ban in yet another national park is being called unconstitutional and discriminatory, and many Americans aren't happy about it.

The Fourth of July Parade in downtown Great Falls kicks things off at 11 a.m. The parade route begins at 1 st Ave South and 8 th Street before heading north to Central Avenue. The route ends at ...

Live music is back at Library Park this summer, offering a chance to enjoy local and regional bands in downtown Great Falls.

Great Falls Tribune pressman Barrett "Bugsy" Welch, left, and pressroom manager Kelly Poitra inspect papers as they come off the Tribune printing press Sunday night, July 12, 2020.

9905 Georgetown Pike,9907 Georgetown Pike,, Great Falls, VA 22066 (1 mile) Siena Academy. 1020 Springvale Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066 (1 mile) Forestville Elementary.

On Tuesday, park officials announced that the Dark Hollow Falls Trail is closed and will remain closed for approximately two weeks while damage from recent rains is repaired. Sections of the trail ...

If the Great American Ball Park seems a pretty lofty title for a stadium, you should know that it is home to the country's oldest professional baseball team – the Cincinnati Reds. And that's ...

Rachel Weiner came to The Washington Post as a politics Web editor and then a political blogger. Since 2014 she has been on the Metro desk covering Donald Trump on trial, state legislative ...