Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
- Identifier:
- 032069
- Title:
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
- Description:
- "This famous old Canal was built in the 1820's before the Conception of railroads. By a series of locks, one of which is shown in the pix, this canal was the original means of travel between Washington and Cumberland, following the bed of the Potomac River. It was completed with business on this waterway that the B. & O. R. R. was conceived and built in 1828." [The boat is being towed along by mules on the left side of the pix].
- Acquisition Source:
- P7514 of WVC
- Acquisition Method:
- Acquired
- Medium:
- print
- Projects:
- West Virginia History OnView
!["This famous old Canal was built in the 1820's before the Conception of railroads. By a series of locks, one of which is shown in the pix, this canal was the original means of travel between Washington and Cumberland, following the bed of the Potomac River. It was completed with business on this waterway that the B. & O. R. R. was conceived and built in 1828." [The boat is being towed along by mules on the left side of the pix].](/image/032069.jpg "Chesapeake & Ohio Canal")
