Educational Programs
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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. |
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.