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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: August 12, 2007
Caption: Railroad Bridge over the C&O Canal
Additional Description: The marker stands at near the railroad bridge, which also supports the foot bridge across the Potomac. The structure behind the markers is one of the pillars used by older bridges dating to the 19th Century. These older bridges passed between Maryland Heights and the river, making a sharp left turn over the bridge. Later in the 1890s, the railroad was allowed to tunnel through Maryland Heights to produce the present day path, and a less sharp turn for the trains.
Submitted: January 26, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p14741
File Size: 1.358 Megabytes

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