• Historic Shot of Canal Boat on the Canal

    Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

    National Historical Park DC,MD,WV

Insect Information

The following information is provided for our visitors to inform them of the potential hazards of ticks and mosquitoes they may encounter while visiting the C&O Canal.

Tick Information

 

Mosquito Information

Did You Know?

Photo upstream entrance Paw Paw Tunnel.

The Paw Paw Tunnel is 3,118 feet long and is lined with almost six million bricks.  The 2/3 mile long tunnel saved the canal builders almost six miles of construction along the Paw Paw bends of the Potomac River.  The project took twelve years to complete.  The tunnel was only wide enough for single lane traffic.