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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkPhoto of interpetive rangers on top of canal boat.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Educational Programs
 

One of the missions of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is to educate the youth of America. There are many educational programs within the park, however the park has designed a classroom program if you are not able to visit the park.

Classroom Program
Photo of Nell the mule
Meet The Mules
The mules which pull the canal boats at Georgetown and Great Falls are the favorite park employees.
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Historic photo of C&O canal boat circa 1910.
Public canal boat rides.
Take a trip back in time!
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Drawing DaVinci's lock gate design 1485.  

Did You Know?
Transporting goods and people by canal dates back to antiquity. The lock gates used on the C&O Canal were an adaptation of a design by Leonardo DaVinci in the late 1400's. Until the advent of the railroad, water travel was far superior to land travel.

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Last Updated: August 07, 2006 at 09:55 EST