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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Photos & Multimedia
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Boats on the Canal (10 Photos)
A variety of boats plied the waters of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal during its operational history. The majority of boats were freight boats carrying coal from Cumberland. But packet boats and smaller crafts also navigated the canal. During the later period of the canal, recreational use of the canal became popular and is evident in some of the historic photographs of “clubs” on pleasure excursions.
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Locks on the Canal (10 Photos)
The C&O Canal contains 74 lift locks that stepped boats up from Georgetown to Cumberland. The C&O Canal Company hired men (preferrably married with children) to maintain and operate the locks.
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Places on the Canal (10 Photos)
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal not only linked Washington D.C. with Cumberland but brought development and prosperity to rural towns and families that lived along the canal.
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Boats throughout the canal
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A Bridge is Built Over the Canal
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A Canal Boat Prepares for Passengers
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A Woman Steers a Boat on the Canal
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Boat enters Widewater
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Boat on the Canal Below a House
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Boat on the Canal in Winter
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Canal Boat Entering a Lock
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Four Boats Dock Along the Canal
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Many People on a Boat
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Did You Know?
The Paw Paw Tunnel is 3,118 feet long and is lined with over six million bricks. The 3/4 mile long tunnel saved the canal builders almost six miles of construction along the Paw Paw bends of the Potomac River. It took twelve years to build and was only wide enough for single lane traffic.
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Last Updated: December 18, 2007 at 11:14 EST |
