C ., ▁and ▁allowed ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁to ▁escape ▁to ▁the ▁surrounding ▁coun tr ys ide ▁for ▁hol id ays . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁older ▁resid ences ▁were ▁originally ▁board ing ▁houses , ▁in ns , ▁and ▁ta ver ns ▁where ▁people ▁would ▁go ▁upon ▁arrival . ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁convenient ▁destination ▁as ▁it ▁lies ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁River ▁( 7 ▁miles ▁distant ), ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁National ▁Park ▁( 3 0 ▁miles ), ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Tra il ▁( 4 ▁miles ), ▁Har pers ▁Fer ry ▁( 1 5 ▁miles ), ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁& ▁Ohio ▁Canal ▁Tow ▁Path ▁( used ▁currently ▁as ▁a ▁bi ke ▁trail ) ▁( 1 2 ▁miles ), ▁and ▁the ▁p aved ▁Washington ▁& ▁Old ▁Domin ion ▁Rail road ▁Tra il ▁( 3 ▁miles ). ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁recently ▁been ▁ring ed ▁by ▁fast - g row ing ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁that ▁have ▁brought ▁thousands ▁of ▁residents ▁to ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁water ▁and ▁se wer ▁infrastr ucture ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁serve ▁many ▁of ▁these ▁new ▁develop ments . ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁H omet own ▁Festival ▁every ▁year ▁on ▁Memorial ▁Day ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁para de ▁and ▁many ▁activities ▁to ▁do ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁park ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁outside ▁of ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁K eto ct in ▁Bapt ist ▁Church , ▁Round ▁Hill ▁Historic ▁District