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Little Falls (Potomac River)

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Captain John Smith (1580–1631) of England was the first European to explore the Potomac as far as Little Falls. When he arrived there in 1608 he noted that "as for deer, buffaloes, bears and turkeys, the woods do swarm with them and the soil is extremely fertile." By 1757, the name of a nearby Anglican Church building — "The Falls Church" — referenced this location near the main tobacco rolling road circumventing Little Falls. The local settlement of Falls Church, Virginia, which grew up there, soon followed suit.

Namesakes

  • Little Falls Dam (Potomac River)
  • Little Falls Reservoir, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Little Falls Branch, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Little Falls Park, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • Little Falls Parkway, Montgomery County, Maryland
  • The Falls Church, Falls Church, Virginia (est. 1732)

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