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Colonial Beach, Virginia: Playground of the Potomac

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The steamboat St. Johns has just brought you down the Potomac from Washington. The boardwalk is simplest steps away. Fun awaits! Revel in your stay! Colonial Beach, Virginia, was once the premier summer resort on the Potomac River, attracting visitors from Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland by the thousands. Discover how Colonial Beach were given its start and learn its exciting and colorful history, from bathing belles to fit machines. Over 280 vintage postcard views, from 1905 to the 1960s, guide you back to an in advance time on the beach and around the town. Included are arriving steamboats, the boardwalk, the dancing pavilion, bath houses, Eleanore Park, historic homes and hotels, and the Monte Carlo gambling pier. For the curious and collectors, values for the postcards are provided within the captions.

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