Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Aqueducts
Media Items
ItemID
wcco208
IDEntry
6014
Rights
Public domain
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938
Body
The Licking Creek aqueduct, built between 1836 and 1838, is a 90 foot single arch structure of limestone.
The Canal Company claimed in 1839 that this was "one of the longest, if not the longest aqueduct which has been constructed in the United States".