Conococheague Aqueduct

The Conococheague Aqueduct was completed in late 1835. This picture of the aqueduct was taken after the aqueduct wall had collapsed and been rebuilt in 1920 and before the 1936 flood when the wood repairs were washed away. The photograph is looking up the Conococheague Creek toward Williamsport. Before the construction had finished in 1835, Eli Beatty had already applied for the use of the water from the flume that would be constructed on the upstream side of the aqueduct. The use of water power at Williamsport would power multiple milling operations.