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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Current Volunteer Opportunities
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Volunteers help maintain the park in a variety of ways.

The C&O Canal has many rewarding volunteer positions. To find out more about volunteering in the park, please click on the link of your choice located below. You may also contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Danny Filer, at (301) 714-2218. Thank you for your interest in volunteering.

 

 

Current Volunteer Opportunities

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To view more NPS volunteer opportunities, go to www.nps.gov/volunteer or www.volunteer.gov/gov
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Did You Know?
Canal historians estimate approximately 35,000 laborers helped dig the canal as well as build aqueducts, culverts, locks, lock houses, etc. It took 22 years to build the canal from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD. Much of the workforce were immigrants from Ireland and western Europe.

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Last Updated: December 18, 2007 at 15:17 EST