- Pimmit Run
Pimmit Run is a
stream inNorthern Virginia that runs from Fairfax County to thePotomac River atChain Bridge in the Arlingwood neighborhood of Arlington County.Pimmit Run forms south of
Leesburg Pike (State Route 7) in Pimmit Hills. From Pimmit Hills, Pimmit Run flows northeast through Pimmit Run Stream Valley Park and then under theDulles Toll Road into Devon Park and Chesterbrook Gardens neighborhoods. Pimmit Run continues on its northeastern course meandering through Pimmit Run Stream Valley Park. At Westmont, the stream is joined by Little Pimmit Run before parallelingGeorge Washington Parkway and flowing southeast into Arlington County. The stream parallelsChain Bridge Road as it bisects the Arlington Bluff and empties into the Potomac just downstream of the bridge.The stream was named for
John Pimmit who in 1675 was an overseer forWilliam Fitzhugh (1651-1701). John was naturalized a citizen in 1679, and died by drowning in 1688-1689. He was survived by three childrenFact|date=March 2007.Tributaries
Pimmit Run's tributaries are listed from its headwaters to its mouth.
*Bridge Branch
*Burke's Spring Branch
*Saucy Branch
*Bryan Branch
*Little Pimmit Run
*Stromans BranchVariant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System , Pimmit Run has also been known by the following names.*Pimet's Run
*Pimmett's Run
*Pimmit's Run
*Upper Spout RunExternal links
* [http://www.fairfaxtrails.org/pimmit/ Pimmit Run Trail]
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