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Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal Historical Markers

Markers associated with the canal from Washington, DC, to Cumberland, Maryland, now a national park.
 
By Richard E. Miller, February 12, 2011
A Canal to the West - Tide Lock Marker Panels
1 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — A Canal to the West —
2 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Godey's Lime Kilns — 1833 - 1908 —
3 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Tide Lock —
4 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — A Long Stretch of Quiet and Peace… —
5 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — An Industrial Georgetown — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
6 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — At All Hours — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
7 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Canal House —
8 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Canal Square — The history of Canal Square —
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9 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Chesapeake & Ohio Canal —
10 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal — National Historical Marker —
11 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Creating a National Park — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
12 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Francis Scott Key Park — A Place With It Own History — Reported permanently removed
13 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal —
14 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Mule Power — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
15 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Duvall Foundry — 1050-30th Street, N.W. —
16 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Georgetown House — Reported permanently removed
17 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Georgetown House —
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18 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The Georgetown House —
19 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — The History of Canal Square — Reported permanently removed
20 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Tide Lock and Rock Creek Basin — Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
21 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — William O. Douglas —
22 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Glover Park — Holy Rood Cemetery — Established 1832 —
23 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — A Family Affair — National Mall and Memorial Parks, Lincoln Memorial — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
24 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Lock Keeper’s House — Formerly the Eastern Terminal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal — Erected about 1835 —
25 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — The Canal Connection — Reported permanently removed
26 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Abner Cloud House — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed
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27 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Abner Cloud House — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
28 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Abner Cloud Mill — Echoes of Millstones — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, National Park Service — Reported permanently removed
29 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Georgetown Incline Plane — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
30 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — 6 — MacArthur Boulevard and the Washington Aqueduct —
31 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The Palisades — Navigation of the Potomac — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
32 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — A Canal Boat Replica—The Cumberland —
33 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — A Home on the Boat—The Captain's Cabin —
34 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Alteration of the Site — Fort Cumberland Trail —
35 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Boat Building at the Cumberland Basin — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
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36 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — C&O Canal Terminus — C&O Canal N.H.P., Maryland — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
37 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Church of St. Patrick, Cumberland —
38 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Civil War in Allegany County — Strategic Location —
39 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Crossroads of America Mural —
40 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Strategic Center — Reported damaged
41 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Strategic Center — Reported permanently removed
42 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Town Map and Directory — Cumberland - The Place To Visit, The Place To Live — Reported damaged
43 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland —
44 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Town Map and Directory —
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45 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
46 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
47 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland —
48 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
49 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
50 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
51 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland Gateway Westward — Fort Cumberland Trail —
52 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland Terminus: Yesterday and Today — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
53 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland Terminus: Yesterday and Today — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
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54 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Explore a Trail Network — Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath Cumberland Maryland — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, National Park Service —
55 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Irish Laborers —
56 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Life on the Canal — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
57 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — McNeill’s Raid — Capture of Crook and Kelly —
58 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Keifers — Breaking Through a Mountain — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
59 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Keifers — Paw Paw Tunnel Hill Trail — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park —
60 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Oldtown — Oldtown and Lock 70 — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
61 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — "The Town Between the Tracks" —
62 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Aqueduct Stones —
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63 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Berlin — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported damaged
64 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Brunswick — Formerly Berlin — Gettysburg Campaign —
65 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Brunswick — (Berlin) —
66 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Catoctin Aqueduct — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
67 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Explore a Trail Network — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath: Brunswick Maryland — Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, National Park Service, Department of the Interior —
68 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — One Time Rivals — B&O Railroad and C&O Canal —
69 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — The Beautiful Aqueduct — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
70 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Water Power — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported damaged
71 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Brunswick — Welcome to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park TRACK Trail — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
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72 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Myersville — C&O Canal —
73 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Myersville — C&O Canal —
74 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Myersville — Explore Maryland In Search of Adventure —
75 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Myersville — Explore Maryland in Search of Adventure —
76 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — A Lockkeeper's Life —
77 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Battle at Point of Rocks —
78 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Lockhouse 28 —
79 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks During the War —
80 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
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81 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — A "Landmark" Community — Canal Towns • Point of Rocks —
82 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — The C&O Canal — Canal Towns • Point of Rocks —
83 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — Changes Over Time — Canal Towns • Point of Rocks —
84 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks —
85 ► Maryland, Frederick County, Point of Rocks — Point of Rocks — The B&O Railroad — Canal Towns • Point of Rocks —
86 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — A Way for Fish — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
87 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Inlet Locks — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
88 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda — Lockhouse 6 — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
89 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Bethesda, Brookmont — A Canal Home — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed
90 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — "The best scenery lies beyond the city, especially in the neighborhood of Cabin John Creek…" — Report of the McMillan Commission, 1902. —
91 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — At All Hours — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
92 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — Building The Cabin John Bridge —
93 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — Drop Gate Locks —
94 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — Lockhouse 10 — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
95 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Cabin John — The Lock-Keepers —
96 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Darnestown — Confederate Visit — Gettysburg Campaign —
97 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — Darnestown: A Strategic Point of Defense — The Civil War —
98 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Darnestown — The Origins of Darnestown — Darnestown —
99 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — Chesapeake & Ohio Canal — National Historical Park —
100 ► Maryland, Montgomery County, Dickerson — Chesapeake and Ohio Aqueduct — Across the Monocacy River —

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