Glossary of canal terminology
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Click on the PDF document titled Canal_terminology.pdf under Media Items
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal--Maryland
Let's Save the C&O, March 1954
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MARYLAND CONSERVATIONIST
PUBLISHED BY THE MARYLAND GAME AND INLAND FISH COMMISSION • $1.00 PER YEAR
March 1954
LET’S SAVE THE C AND O CANAL —A LITTLE JAUNT
From White’s Ferry, Md. to Shepherdstown, W. Va., Tells the Story
Census data for canal workers, 1850 to 1920
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Washington County data on the United States Census, 1850 – 1920
Included to date:
1850- Sharpsburg and Williamsport areas.
1860- Bakersville, Clear Spring, Hancock, Indian Spring, Sandy Hook, Sharpsburg, Tilghmanton, Williamsport areas.
1870- Bakersville, Boonsboro Clear Spring, Fairplay, Indian Spring, Hancock, Keep Tryst, Millstone Point, Rohrersville, Sharpsburg, Sir Johns Run, Weverton, Williamsport, areas.
1880- all areas along and near the canal.
A difficult journey
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The Bookmobile by the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Potomac River.
Along the C and O Canal near Dam 6
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The book wagon moves along high above the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Potomac River and Western Maryland Railroad in Western Washington County.
On the trail of the book wagon
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The book wagon visits Four Locks, along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Lock 48 is in the background.
Book Wagon near Dam No. 6
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Three means of transportation in western Washington County - the book wagon on the heights, the Western Maryland Railroad and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The Potomac River is on the far right of the picture.
A Brief History of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
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Construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal began in 1828 and the canal opened new sections as it reached a dam and the feeder lock behind it that could provide water to the section of canal below. The first 22 miles between Georgetown and Dam 2 near Seneca opened in 1831, followed by the section to Dam 3 above Harpers Ferry in 1833; to Dam 5 above Williamsport in 1835, to Dam 6 above Hancock in 1839, and finally to Dam 8 at Cumberland in 1850.