The Palisades (Washington, D.C.)
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For other uses, see Palisade (disambiguation).
The Palisades, or simply Palisades,[1] is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., along the Potomac River, running roughly from the edge of the Georgetown University campus (at Foxhall Road) to the D.C.-Maryland boundary (near Dalecarlia Treatment Plant).
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Coordinates: 38.9251°N 77.1014°W / 38.9251; -77.1014 | |
Country | United States |
District | Washington, D.C. |
Ward | Ward 3 |
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• Councilmember | Matthew Frumin |
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MacArthur Boulevard (once called Conduit Road) is the main thoroughfare. The Palisades also includes the sub-neighborhood of Potomac Heights, which is bounded by MacArthur, Loughboro Road at the north end, Arizona Avenue at the south end, and the Potomac River.