Washington County Maryland--History

CHAPTER 3

SIGNIFICANCE

The significance of the C&O Canal is tied to its role in the transportation, industrial and commercial history of both Williamsport and the entire canal.

The National Register of Historic Places stipulates that in order to be eligible for the National Register, a designed historic landscape must "possess the quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology..., engineering and culture and integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and

PROJECT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

CHAPTER 4
SUSTAINABILITY: CASE STUDIES

Chapter 2
THE B&O RAILROAD

A New Philosophy: 1890-1924

Recurrent flooding has plagued the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal throughout its history. During its operational era, major floods repeatedly put the waterway out of business, sometimes for months, and were a key factor behind the failure of the C&O Canal Company in 1890 and the final closure of the canal in 1924. Since the purchase of the canal by the federal government in 1938 and its transformation into a park, flooding has continued to be a major problem.

In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal.

This is one chapter of the book. The entire text can be found at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Resource Study
 

In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal.

This is one chapter of the book. The entire text can be found at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Resource Study

In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal.

This is one chapter of the book. The entire text can be found at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Resource Study

In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal.

This is one chapter of the book. The entire text can be found at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Resource Study

In the mid-1970s, National Park Service historian Harlan D. Unrau produced a major, handwritten, multi-volume study of the history, engineering, operation, maintenance, and other aspects of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal.

This is one chapter of the book. The entire text can be found at Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historic Resource Study