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Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
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The Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, located in Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. of the United States, were of three types: lift locks; river locks; and guard, or inlet, locks.
Opening paddle valves on Lock 20
Opening paddle valves on Lock 20
Goose Creek River Lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, where it opens to the Potomac River. Goose Creek itself is on the Virginia shore on the other
Goose Creek River Lock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, where it opens to the Potomac River. Goose Creek itself is on the Virginia shore on the other side of the river, just upstream of this photo..
Shenandoah River Lock on the canal, across the river from Harpers Ferry. The two stones at the lower right corner are what is left of the lock. Canal
Shenandoah River Lock on the canal, across the river from Harpers Ferry. The two stones at the lower right corner are what is left of the lock. Canal prism itself is on the left of the towpath.
Shepherdstown river lock, below Lock 38. When the dam washed out in 1889, this lock was made redundant, and was abandoned.
Shepherdstown river lock, below Lock 38. When the dam washed out in 1889, this lock was made redundant, and was abandoned.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Potomac Canal, which shut down completely in 1828, and could operate during months in which the water level was too low for the former canal. The canal's principal cargo was coal from the Allegheny Mountains.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Great Falls
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Great Falls
A boat on the canal, circa 1900-1924
A boat on the canal, circa 1900-1924
Canal boats waiting to be unloaded in Georgetown.
Canal boats waiting to be unloaded in Georgetown.
Low-angle bird's-eye view of central Washington toward the west and northwest with The Capitol in foreground. The Canal is visible running along the m
Low-angle bird's-eye view of central Washington toward the west and northwest with The Capitol in foreground. The Canal is visible running along the mall.