Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio C O Canal National Historic Park written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the Chesapeake and Ohio (C & O) Canal National Historic Park, which includes five visitor centers located in Washington D.C. and Maryland. Explains that the C & O Canal follows the route of the Potomac River for over 184 miles from Washington D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland. Provides information about the hours of operation, transportation, fees, facilities, activities, reservations, events, and programs. Lists other area attractions. Posts contact information via mailing address and telephone number.
Download or read book The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal written by Mary H. Rubin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the founding of his Patowmack Company in 1785, George Washington first hoped to make the Potomac River a viable route to America's West. The skirting canals the company constructed around the Great Falls rapids at Harpers Ferry, Seneca, and Little Falls made the Potomac's rushing waters navigable. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was chartered by Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania in 1828 to build a truly useful canal through to the Ohio Valley. President John Quincy Adams turned the first spadeful of dirt on Independence Day of 1828 for what was hailed as the "Great National Project" to connect Georgetown to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The canal created an entire community of people and a way of life different from any other. At the height of operations, over 500 boats plied the 184.5 miles of the canal's waters. After many financial difficulties, competition from railroads, and the devastating effects of the Civil War as well as a flood, the canal went into receivership and was closed in 1924. In 1954, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas brought attention back to the canal with a fight to preserve the natural beauty for local residents. Today, the canal-listed as a National Historical Park-provides thousands with recreational opportunities, scenic nature trails, and gorgeous views.
Download or read book Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historical Park District of Columbia Maryland written by John G. Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal written by United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1991 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful illustrated handbook provides information on the 19th century canal era such as: how the canal was built, how it worked, who made it work, and what it contributed to developing agriculture, mining, and industry in the Potomac River basin. Also provides a concise travel guide with detailed canal maps, and other reference materials to make the most of a visit to the canal.
Download or read book Pocket Guide to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park written by Gary Petrichick and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is intended to be an easily-carried reference for use during walks and rides along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or detailed guide; for that purpose use the Towpath Guide to the C&O Canal.
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Resource Study written by Harlan D. Unrau and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 29. Considers establishing the park and the park's possible conflict with proposed River Bend Dam and Reservoir construction on Potomac River.
Download or read book The C O Canal written by Dorothy Camagna and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Already obsolete by the time construction finished in 1850, the C&O Canal nevertheless remained in operation for seventy-four years, until 1924. By then, several devastating floods had sent the canal into receivership, and the canaller's way of life vanished due to competition from other forms of transportation and shipping, lack of funds, and natural disasters. Yet in 1828, when the young nation depended on its waterways, the C&O Canal served to link the port of Georgetown with Pittsburgh, thereby connecting the Chesapeake Bay and the Ohio River. The canal's inauguration realized the dream of speculators such as George Washington and others to connect the coastal plain, via the Potomac River, with the western frontier. Nowadays history and nature are jointly preserved along the canal's length. In "The C&O Canal", Dorothy Camagna's superb photography and narrative present a compelling account of the canal's mission, structures, and unique way of life. From tidewater Georgetown to Cumberland, the canal's ultimate terminus in the Allegheny Plateau, "The C&O Canal" brilliantly illustrates the allure of both the former waterway and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park written by Quinn McKew and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Resource Study written by Harlan D. Unrau and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On January 8, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon signed into law the bill creating the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal. A rough, unedited typed version was produced in the early 1980s for general use by park staff. In 2006, C&O Canal NHP volunteers began the task of transcribing the Unrau work into MS Word.The work represents an early compilation of the canal's history and engineering that has never been surpassed and will be of incalculable value to researchers and those who simply desire to know more about this unique historic treasure. It should be noted that the original work was developed as sixteen chapters organized in several volumes. The first four chapters are not included here and have not yet been transcribed. For the most part those early chapters contain information on the general state of canal building and engineering in the early 19th century, and background history- although there is also a section on certain C&O structures and engineering problems. Overall, however, the information is less specific to the C&O in chapters one through four than that in chapters five through sixteen treated as separate monographs in this volume.
Download or read book Chesapeake Ohio Canal National Historical Park General Plan Environmental Assessment EA 1975 B1 General Plan 1976 B2 Great Falls Park Draft Assessment of Alternatives 1978 B3 Stabilization of Paw Paw Tunnel Portals 1979 B4 Seneca to Cumberland Section Interpretive Prospectus 1979 B5 Statement for Management B6 Revised Statement for Management 1979 B7 Great Falls Park Assessment of Alternatives 1979 B8 Land Acqisition Plan B9 Chesapeake Ohio Canal Cumberland North Branch Environmental Assessment EA written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farming Along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 1828 1971 written by Perry Carpenter Wheelock and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
