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hree Sisters Islands are three rocky islands in the Potomac River of Washington D.C., west of the Key Bridge. They represent the farthest point navigable by larger boats. The Three Sisters Islands are also known as the Three Sisters Islands and the Three Sisters Island.
Various legends are associated with the Three Sisters. In one, three Roman Catholic nuns drowned in the river, which spewed them back as the three islands. Another legend tells of three Indian sisters who were trying to escape a pursuing chieftain and tried to swim across the river; they drowned and were turned into the rocky islets by the Great Spirit.
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