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Licking Creek Aqueduct

Collection Name

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

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Aqueducts

Media Items

Licking Creek aqueduct, a stone bridge with one large arch
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ItemID
wcco208
IDEntry
6014
Rights
Public domain
Collection Location
C&O National Historic Park
Subject
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Maryland
Washington County Maryland--History
Coverage
Maryland, 1824-1938

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".