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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: November 27, 2009
Caption: Paw Paw Tunnel Information Kiosk
Additional Description: The paragraph on the lower left provides some details of the tunnel:
The single largest structure along the length of the C & O Canal is the Paw Paw Tunnel. The fourteen year construction project at Paw Paw (1836-1850), provided a shortcut for the canal through Sorrel Ridge. This project tested both laborers and the finances of the canal company. The 3,118 foot long tunnel was build using picks, shovels and black powder and is lined with approximately 6 million bricks
Submitted: December 4, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p88331
File Size: 1.102 Megabytes

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