Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Big Pool
Media Items
ItemID
wcco039
IDEntry
5771
Rights
Public domain
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938
Body
Originally this had been a low-lying area beside the river. When the canal was built, the towpath berm was built quite high but no effort was made to build a berm for the land side of the canal. Instead the low area between the towpath berm and the higher ground on the right was allowed to fill with water when the canal was filled. That created the long, narrow lake known as Big Pool.
Notes
Mile 112.5