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Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Cushwa Basin and Cushwa Brick and Coal Bldg

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Cushwa Basin and Cushwa Brick and Coal Bld...

Cushwa Brick and Coal was built in the late 18th century or early 1800s.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct

Built from 1833 to 1835, the Conococheague Aqueduct is the fifth of eleven aqueducts on the canal.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Historic Cushwa Wharf

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Historic Cushwa Wharf

Cushwa Wharf in the early 20th century. Public domain photograph of the train tunnel, railroad, train track, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Whites Ferry - National parks scenic trails

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Whites Ferry - National parks scenic trail...

Whites Ferry is the last operable ferry on the Potomac today.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Cushwa Basin and Recreational boaters on the Canal

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Cushwa Basin and Recreational boaters on t...

The hillside beyong Cushwa Coal wharf was a common place for advertising products.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Great Falls - National parks scenic trails

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Great Falls - National parks scenic trails

The Great Falls of the Potomac are a popular scenic view just minutes outside of DC. While millions flock to them today, George Washington saw them as a barrier to water travel and transportation.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Canal Place Plaza- C & O Canal Terminus

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Canal Place Plaza- C & O Canal Terminus

The Canal Place Plaza is a group of businesses, visitor centers, and exhibits near the terminus of the C & O Canal. The Western Maryland Railroad Station has been reinvented into center for information about th... More

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Recreational boaters in Canoe near Cushwa Wharf

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Recreational boaters in Canoe near Cushwa ...

The hillside beyong Cushwa Coal wharf was a common place for advertising products.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Great Falls, Potomac Maryland

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Great Falls, Potomac Maryland

The Great Falls of the Potomac are a popular scenic view just minutes outside of DC. While millions flock to them today, George Washington saw them as a barrier to water travel and transportation. The falls tod... More

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - C&O Canal Mile Marker 0

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - C&O Canal Mile Marker 0

The C&O Canal's Mile Marker 0 is located at the mouth of Rock Creek where it flows into the Potomac. Many famous buildings are within sight of the marker.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Paw Paw Tunnel

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Paw Paw Tunnel

The Tunnel cut through the rock in an effort to save time and money, but took 14 years to finish construction and was a chief factor in the bankruptcy of the C&O Canal.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Basin Bridge Historic Photo

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Basin Bridge Historic Photo

Looking over the bridge that now crosses to Riverbottom Park near Cushwa Basin.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Paw Paw Western Maryland Railway Bridge

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Paw Paw Western Maryland Railway Bridge

This bridge crosses the Potomac just upstream of the Paw Paw Bends.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Great Falls, Virginia

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Great Falls, Virginia

The Great Falls of the Potomac are a popular scenic view just minutes outside of DC. While millions flock to them today, George Washington saw them as a barrier to water travel and transportation.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Freighter No. 73 in the Conococheague Creek, 1920

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Freighter No. 73 in the Conococheague Cree...

This breach in the aqueduct wall shut down the canal for over four months. Repaired with a timber walls, the aqueduct functioned until two 1924 floods closed the canal for good.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct Walkway View

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct Walkway View

The Conococheague Aqueduct's side wall will be replaced with a 1920's era wooden wall.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Top view of Conococheague Aqueduct

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Top view of Conococheague Aqueduct

The Conococheague Aqueduct's side wall will be replaced with a 1920's era wooden wall.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct, 2017 (Prerestoration)

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct, 2017 (Prerestorati...

Finished in 1834, the Conococheague Aqueduct was breached in 1920 after a history of structural integrity issues.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct Spring, 2017 (Pre-restoration)

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Conococheague Aqueduct Spring, 2017 (Pre-r...

Finished in 1834, the Conococheague Aqueduct was breached in 1920 after a history of structural integrity issues.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Original Conococheague Aqueduct

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Original Conococheague Aqueduct

A photo from before the fateful breach of 1920, showing the Aqueduct in all its original glory.

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Williamsport Western Maryland Rail Lift Bridge

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Williamsport Western Maryland Rail Lift Br...

Built in 1923 by the Western Maryland Railway, the railroad lift bridge is one of several one-of-a-kind features on the C&O Canal

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Copy of 15 Mile Creek (51)

Chesapeake and Ohio canal - Copy of 15 Mile Creek (51)

Fifteenmile creek is one of the westernmost tributaries of the Potomac before it splits into the north and south branches.