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ICPRB > Potomac Basin Facts > Celebrating our 80th Anniversary > Early History of the Potomac River Basin > Shad – Stoney Point, Potomac, c 1890s, net 6 miles long

Shad – Stoney Point, Potomac, c 1890s, net 6 miles long

Published on August 27, 2015 in Early History of the Potomac River Basin Full resolution (700 × 677)
A photo of a black and white newspaper picture showing a dozen men standing off the bank of the Potomac River. The men are holding a very large fishing net.
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