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Chevy Chase
American comedian, writer and actor (born 1943)

Chevy Chase

Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, actor, and writer.

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He became the breakout cast member in the first season of Saturday Night Live (1975–1976), where his recurring Weekend Update segment became a staple of the show. As both a performer and a writer on the series, he earned two Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations.

How locals move

Getting around Chevy Chase the local way

  • Get inOn the weekends, you can take Ride On bus #29 to Glen Echo and start hiking north from there, but it is a significantly longer trek to Great Falls.
  • Get inAlthough it is also possible to kayak or canoe the Potomac through the park, make sure you know what you're doing—the rapids are very dangerous, especially around Great Falls, and many people drown every year.
  • Go nextAmong the most important are Harpers Ferry, just across the Potomac in West Virginia, and Antietam National Battlefield.

From Wikivoyage: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Alan Light (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.