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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 (12 Photos)
The construction of the canal caused heavy financial burden on local, state, and federal governments. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company relied on tolls paid by canal boats to payoff its debt.
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Did You Know?
George Washington's dream of connecting the eastern states with the western frontier led to the creation of the Patowmack Company. Locks were built around unnavigable parts of the Potomac River for improved commerce. The C&O Canal inherited the right of way after the Patowmack Company's demise.
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Last Updated: December 18, 2007 at 11:14 EST |
