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Canal in excellent order, 66 boats in a week, 1856

Collection Name

Chesapeake and Ohio (C & O) Canal in Washington County

About

The canal in the newspapers

Media Items

News article in Herald of Freedom & Torch Light, 1856 - on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
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ItemID
wcco362
IDEntry
8311
Creator
Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Rights
Public domain
Date
1856-05-28
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Subject
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Maryland
Washington County Maryland--History
Coverage
Maryland, 1830-1940

The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is in excellent order, and for the week ending the 17th inst., 66 boats descended with 14,186 tons of coal.