Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Floods and canal repairs
Media Items
ItemID
wcco328
IDEntry
6105
Rights
The Hastings family
Date
1920 ?
Coverage
Maryland, 1830-1940
Body
Repairs being carried out on the wall of the Conococheague Aqueduct. The berm side of the aqueduct was damaged in a 1920 accident in which Canal Boat No. 73 hit the wall and went through, landing in the creek with no loss of life but bringing the rest of the wall down with it. Instead of going to the expense of repairing so much stonework, the canal company built a wooden trough to carry boats.
Notes
From the Hastings family, formerly of Clear Spring.