The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac...
121 KB (12,003 words) - 05:24, 21 May 2024
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is located in the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland. The park was established in 1961...
30 KB (2,865 words) - 13:27, 4 May 2024
C&O (redirect from Chesapeake and Ohio)
that may refer to: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in the United States C&O desk Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in the United States Callander and Oban Railway in...
236 bytes (66 words) - 12:47, 3 October 2023
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Association is a not-for-profit organization that supports the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. Its charter...
5 KB (658 words) - 15:48, 28 March 2021
The Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, located in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. of the United States, were of three types: lift locks;...
41 KB (3,635 words) - 23:36, 4 September 2023
instance, the Chesapeake and Ohio canal had 7 dams built to feed water. If a dam was not built, often water had to be pumped. The Chesapeake and Ohio put a steam...
22 KB (3,015 words) - 00:41, 16 January 2022
Great Falls (Potomac River) (section Canals)
Washington Memorial Parkway, is on the southern banks in Virginia, and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park parkland is along the northern banks...
7 KB (622 words) - 22:45, 29 February 2024
List of Maryland Scenic Byways (redirect from Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Scenic Byway)
of 1812, and the American Civil War, along with byways that follow the historic routes of the National Road, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the Underground...
67 KB (7,568 words) - 17:37, 19 December 2023
Paw Paw Tunnel (category Chesapeake and Ohio Canal)
The Paw Paw Tunnel is a 3,118-foot-long (950 m) canal tunnel on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) in Allegany County, Maryland. Located near Paw Paw...
12 KB (1,266 words) - 04:10, 22 June 2023
by major roads, railroads, and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which connected Cumberland to Washington, D.C. and is now a national historical park. Today...
51 KB (4,645 words) - 13:41, 8 April 2024
The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio. It connected Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on...
69 KB (3,902 words) - 09:37, 21 February 2024
Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) (category Shopping districts and streets in the United States)
of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal began in July 1828, to link Georgetown to Harper's Ferry, Virginia in present-day West Virginia. But the canal was soon...
57 KB (5,754 words) - 16:08, 5 June 2024
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk is an 8-foot (2.4 m) marble obelisk erected in 1850 in Washington, D.C., to mark the completion of...
3 KB (202 words) - 05:44, 8 March 2024
Lock keeper (section Pay and other compensation)
groceries to passing boats and, among their duties, made minor repairs along the canal and at locks. On the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal the lock keeper had a...
11 KB (1,408 words) - 03:59, 20 December 2023
Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia, an unincorporated community Chesapeake, Indiana, defunct Chesapeake, Missouri Chesapeake, Ohio Chesapeake,...
4 KB (481 words) - 15:01, 1 April 2024
historical Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal). The parkway was constructed both as a scenic highway and to improve access to South Cumberland and the airport...
14 KB (1,428 words) - 18:25, 29 August 2023
Towpath (redirect from Canal trail)
and in most cases this has resulted in the surface being improved. Illinois and Michigan Canal Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail Forth to Firth Canal Pathway...
12 KB (1,487 words) - 14:06, 5 April 2024
Billy Goat Trail (category Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park)
trail that follows a path between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park near the Great Falls...
8 KB (817 words) - 17:12, 19 August 2023
that parallels the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) in southwestern Montgomery County, Maryland, and the far western corner of Washington...
15 KB (1,524 words) - 00:09, 8 June 2024
Key House (category Buildings and structures demolished in 1948)
later be expanded and turned into the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". The Keys moved after the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was built directly...
33 KB (3,357 words) - 15:00, 24 May 2024
Benjamin Wright (civil engineer) (category American canal engineers)
American civil engineer who was chief engineer of the Erie Canal and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. In 1969, the American Society of Civil Engineers declared...
10 KB (1,247 words) - 23:08, 24 May 2024
would compete with several existing and proposed turnpikes and canals, including the Erie and Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Building west from the port of Baltimore...
74 KB (8,590 words) - 00:31, 26 May 2024
North Potomac, Maryland (section Parks and recreation)
grain at the local mills), and two former canal locks are located less than 5 miles (8.0 km) away in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park...
60 KB (5,662 words) - 22:35, 3 April 2024
Savage now had a link to the National Road, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The interchange in the Cumberland Narrows...
7 KB (766 words) - 16:58, 15 June 2023
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal were able to reach Williamsport from Washington, D.C. The canal itself was extended to Williamsport in 1835.: 96 The canal...
23 KB (2,229 words) - 21:10, 18 May 2024
National Capital Parks (category Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.)
and the Columbia Island Marina Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park – administers the entire C&O Canal NHP, including the portion inside...
9 KB (916 words) - 22:52, 4 February 2024
Paw Paw, West Virginia (category Baltimore and Ohio Railroad)
began in 1836 and was completed in 1850, 12 years behind schedule. Today, the tunnel and nearby canal are part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical...
20 KB (2,234 words) - 15:55, 6 May 2024
Darnestown, Maryland (redirect from Seneca Academy and Circle School)
served in the Maryland House of Delegates, as a judge, and as director of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. He also became one of the area's biggest landowners...
82 KB (7,592 words) - 04:05, 11 June 2024
Creek, the Potomac River, and later the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal. The canal fell into disuse during the late 19th century and the city government covered...
15 KB (1,616 words) - 04:20, 7 May 2024
named "Martha" and "George" (after Martha Washington and George Washington). This canal was later repurposed for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O), partially...
21 KB (2,713 words) - 14:29, 26 May 2024