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Gravestone near Dargan - M.W.

Collection Name

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

About

Possible canal workers' cemetery

Media Items

Large rock, this gravestone has "M.W." scraped into it
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ItemID
wcco275
IDEntry
7096
Creator
Eugene Slatnick
Date
1976-03-13
Collection Location
Washington County Free Library
Subject
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Maryland
Washington County Maryland--History
Coverage
Maryland, 1830-1940

This gravestone has "M.W." scraped into it. This and the other small stones in the cemetery near the canal at Dargan were all from local stone. They were about 15 -20 inches in diameter, but considerable longer and were deeply and firmly embedded.