Canal… Places to Visit: C&O Canal 7 Jan 20237 Jan 2023 The C&O Canal, or Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, is a 184.5-mile long canal that stretches from Georgetown in Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. The canal was built in the 19th…
Canal… Down the Old Potomac: 1917 Film by Edison about C&O Canal 14 Jul 20227 Jan 2023 https://youtu.be/cZRYoSXIKFI In 1917, Thomas Edison produced a silent film showing the journey down the C&O Canal to Washington, DC. This remastered video cleans up much of the damage which was…
Canal… WM Railway Connected to West Virginia and Pennsylvania 5 Jul 20216 Jul 2021 Western Maryland Railway provided passenger and freight services along tracks between Baltimore MD, Webster Springs, WV, and Connellsville, PA. Major stops included Penmar, Camp Ritchie, Hagerstown, Williamsport, Cumberland, and Elkins.…
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