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template: byway.jade
id: "10304"
name: Old Georgetown Pike
distance: "12"
duration: Take 1 hour to drive this byway.
description: "The first beaten traces of Old Georgetown Pike date from prehistoric times, when grazing herds carved the trail to circumvent the Great Falls of the Potomac. In the 17th century, Susquehannoc and Iroquois Indians used the trail as a fur trade route."
contact: "**Virginia Tourism Corporation**  \n 804-371-8174  \n [Send E-mail](mailto:abailey@virginia.org )  \n\n"
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designations: 
  - Virginia State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - VA
ll: 
  - -77.34538299999991
  - 39.000469000000066
bounds: 
  - - -77.34538299999991
    - 38.94372200000004
  - - -77.15158099999991
    - 39.00091199999997

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The first beaten traces of Old Georgetown Pike date from prehistoric times, when grazing herds carved the trail to circumvent the Great Falls of the Potomac. In the 17th century, Susquehannoc and Iroquois Indians used the trail as a fur trade route.