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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Life & Death on the C&O Canal 2009
Photo Volunteer Gatewood Taylor as a prohibition-era sheriff.

Photo by NPS Volunteer Jennifer Taylor

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP Volunteer Gatewood Taylor portrays a Prohibition-era sheriff.

Saturday, October 17
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center
Great Falls, MD
6:30-9 p.m.

Information
Please call 301-767-3714 for information and reservations.  Reservations will be taken starting October 1, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.

Tickets
Adults-$6.00
Children (4-14) and Seniors (62+) $4.00*
*This program is not recommended for young children.

Light refreshments will be served.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park’s 13th Annual Life & Death on the C&O Canal is Saturday October 17, 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Life & Death on the C&O Canal is a one-hour living history interpretive program. Through various scenes visitors experience the struggle to survive on the C&O Canal during its construction and operation. Accidents, epidemics and the American Civil War were just a few of the tragedies that plagued the men, women and children who lived and labored along the canal.

Throughout the evening we will present the program 12 times, programs begin every 15 minutes with approximately 25-30 visitors per group.

 

Volunteer Information
In order to present the biggest interpretive program at the C&O Canal NHP of the year we need approximately 100 volunteers. There are volunteer opportunities for speaking roles, non-speaking parts, lantern carriers, behind-the-scenes workers, set-up and clean up duties, helping with food and in other support areas.

We invite you to participate in this year’s program.

If you have an interest in volunteering for the 13th Annual Life & Death on the C&O Canal please contact Park Ranger Mark Myers at 301-491-1902 or send an e-mail.

Volunteer Newsletter

2009 Volunteer Agreement

2009 Flyer for program

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Drawing DaVinci's lock gate design 1485.

Did You Know?
Transporting goods and people by canal dates back to antiquity. The lock gates used on the C&O Canal were an adaptation of a design by Leonardo DaVinci in the late 1400's. Until the advent of the railroad, water travel was far superior to land travel.
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Last Updated: September 23, 2009 at 16:55 MST