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Harpers Ferry, wreckage of war. (Canal blocked)

Collection Name

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

About

Canal during the Civil War

Media Items

Canal in the foreground is dry, and there is rubble from the bridge blocking the path, 1862
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ItemID
wcco205
IDEntry
6012
Creator
E. & H.T. Anthony
Date
1862-1865
Collection Location
New-York Historical Society
Subject
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Maryland
Washington County Maryland--History
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938

The stereograph taken during the Civil War from the Maryland side shows a view of the Potomac River and Harpers Ferry. The railroad bridge is destroyed, the railroad tracks lead nowhere.

The canal in the foreground is dry, and there is rubble from the bridge blocking the path.

Notes

From Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society, [Digital ID, e.g., nhnycw/ad ad045002]