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Since it's humble beginnings as a tobacco trading port, up to the troubled modern era, Rock Creek has been
defined by its river. In its heyday, during the Great War, thousands of barges shipped out Appalachian coal
and steel produced in local mills, while the old clipper ships brought in exotic goods from all around the
globe to be processed in one of the cities countless docks. Today, Rock Creek remains a vital shipping link,
behind only New York and Baltimore, though nearly all of its business is from imports concentrated in a few
modernized facilities, leaving many of the cities older docks overgrown and abandoned.
And from the River, comes the source of Rock Creek's industrial heritage. The raw petroleum unloaded from
OPEC tankers provides the necessary ingredients for the production of countless products, from plastic to
jet-fuel.
Yet, this connection is not always obvious to its residents, many of whom have never seen the river. Rock
Creek's neighborhoods spill out in large sheets away from the water, and its banks are shielded by an
impenetrable wall of rail and industry.
Life seems to ignore the river, clustered instead on the city center. Long-running efforts to build a
water-front park have been shot down by the mayor and city council for fear of gentrification and damage
to the city's job-base.
For the time being, the river is a gem enjoyed only by those who ply its dirty waters, and the lucky-few who
live high enough to catch a glimpse out of their windows.
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