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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Saving Our History

saving our history includes:

Monocacy Restoration
 

Saving Our History

The C&O Canal is considered to be the best-preserved 19th century canal in the United States. The men of the Civilian Conservation Corps originally restored the first 22 miles of the canal in the 1930's. Since becoming a national historical park in 1971, the NPS has worked to protect and preserve over 1300 original structures along the canal. Major restoration work has been done at several locations including the Conococheague and Monocacy Aqueducts and the Widewater area. C&O Canal National Historical Park also develops partnerships with individuals and organizations interested in helping to rehabilitate some of its historic structures, according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

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Restoration Projects

Historic Leasing Program
Photo Maryland Gold Mine.  

Did You Know?
There are several gold mines in the Great Falls area. The largest of these is the Maryland Mine located at the intersection of Falls Road and MacArthur Boulevard near Potomac, Maryland. Gold was first discovered here by a Union soldier from Pennsylvania during the Civil War.

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Last Updated: July 26, 2006 at 13:52 EST