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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why the Potomac school is in McLean, and the McLean school is in Potomac.[/quote] People have been asking this question for generations[/quote] The Potomac School started in DC (1904) and was in Georgetown - after an early re-location from its first site - until 1951 (at which point it moved to McLean). It was named after the Potomac River because the campus was near the river when it was in DC. The purchase of the land in McLean allowed for significant expansion and later (1987) the addition of grades 10-12. As to why the McLean school is in Potomac, that I do not know. I know Potomac’s history because I attended. When I was there (80s), there were quite a few kids that lived in Potomac (the place) and traveled to McLean to attend Potomac (the school) using Georgetown Pike as a short cut from Potomac to McLean. I wonder if that is still the case given the explosion of regional traffic. [/quote]
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