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Dam 6 was the head of navigation for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from 1842 until 1850. By 1850 the company had been able to raise funds and finish the last “50 miles” to what would be the terminus of the canal in Cumberland. The construction of the dam served multiple purposes which included: supplying the canal at regular intervals with river water, protection of the canal to high water and the creation of easily navigable river waters for a few miles upriver. Along with the construction of the Dam, a guard lock, flume and abutments were also built.