Historical Markers in Keifers, Maryland

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Historical Markers in Keifers, Maryland

1 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Keifers — Breaking Through a Mountain — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

The Paw Paw Tunnel stands as a monument to the ability and daring of 19th century canal builders. By building the mile-long cut through the mountain, including the 3,118-foot tunnel, the canal avoided six miles of river bends and steep, rocky . . . — — Map (db m25098) HM

2 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Keifers — Going Against the Grain — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

The Potomac River meanders through six miles of bends here with steep cliffs dropping to the river, making the digging of a ditch canal nearly impossible. The canal company could have followed a natural fold (1) in the rock stratification to . . . — — Map (db m140022) HM

3 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Keifers — Paw Paw Tunnel Hill Trail — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park —

Walk in the footsteps of the Irish and German laborers who built the Paw Paw Tunnel. Follow a portion of the access road they travelled to get to labor housing and work camps near the vertical shafts on the top of the mountain. Enjoy Potomac . . . — — Map (db m140024) HM

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