Potomac

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Contents 1 Places in the United States 2 Education 3 Science & technology 4 Other

Potomac may refer to:

[edit] Places in the United States

• Potomac, a general term given to the Washington, D.C./Maryland/Virginia metropolitan area
• Potomac Airfield, a general aviation airport located in Fort Washington, Maryland
• The Potomac River, which flows through West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC
  • The Potomac Highlands of West Virginia, a region of the Potomac River's watershed in West Virginia
• Potomac, Illinois, a village in Vermilion County
• Potomac, Maryland, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County
• Potomac Park, Maryland
• Potomac Street, a major arterial in Aurora, Colorado, and in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
• Potomac, Virginia, an extinct town formerly located in Arlington County

[edit] Education

• Potomac College, a degree-granting college based in Washington, DC

[edit] Science & technology

• (1345) Potomac, an asteroid
• USS Potomac (disambiguation), five ships

[edit] Other

• Patawomeck (or Potomac), the tribe of Native Americans for which the river is named