• Historic Shot of Canal Boat on the Canal

    Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

    National Historical Park DC,MD,WV

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  • Paw Paw Tunnel Towpath Open

    The rockslide at Paw Paw Tunnel towpath has been cleared. The towpath is now open for hikers and bikers.

  • Georgetown Boat Rides Suspended

    Boat rides at Georgetown are suspended until further notice. For a mule-drawn boat ride please contact Great Falls Tavern.

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Photo upstream entrance Paw Paw Tunnel.

Paw Paw Tunnel Podcast

Come explore the Paw Paw Tunnel on the C&O Canal and see one of the greatest engineering feats of its time! Click here to view.

 
 
Civil War in Williamsport reenactment by Springfield Middle School

Journey Through Hallowed Ground

C&O canal partnered with Journey Through Hallowed Ground and Springfield Middle School in Williamsport to produce six vodcasts depicting the Civil War on the C&O Canal at Williamsport. Students researched primary sources to write their own scripts. Props, costumes, storyboarding, location scouting, videography, and editing were all done by the students. Follow them on their journey to learn more about the Civil War along the canal at Williamsport.

Freedom Seekers
Women on the Canal
John Brown's Bell
Civil War in Williamsport
Answering the Call
Deadly Suspicion

 

Did You Know?

Photo Monocacy Aqueduct along C&O Canal.

Aqueducts are water filled bridges. Aqueducts carried the canal and boat traffic over major waterways, like rivers.  Of the 11 aqueducts built along the canal, the Monocacy Aqueduct is the longest at 516 feet, its seven arches constructed mainly of stone quarried from nearby Sugarloaf Mountain.