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The canal boat captain in this photograph was George Bowers; the helmsman, Weaver Eversole; and the mule driver, Lloyd Lemen.
The B&O Capitol Limited engine number is 5227.
This stretch of canal is between Weverton and Harpers Ferry, at Millers Bend. It shows the proximity in which the railroad and the canal were built. The road as well as the railroad and canal had to get through the narrows near Weverton and Harpers Ferry.