View of four boats in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal lined up to cross the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge. The boats are owned by the Canal Towage Co. (misspelled "Towace). The postcard's reverse is stamped "Sunday Magazine April 16, 1933."

A Look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1909

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Here’s a great shot of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1909.

View of four boats in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal lined up to cross the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge. The boats are owned by the Canal Towage Co. (misspelled "Towace). The postcard's reverse is stamped "Sunday Magazine April 16, 1933."
View of four boats in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal lined up to cross the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge. The boats are owned by the Canal Towage Co. (misspelled “Towace). The postcard’s reverse is stamped “Sunday Magazine April 16, 1933.”

Source: Dig DC

1 thought on “A Look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1909”

  1. May I copy this photo into a document I am writing just for my family about my great grandfather who lived close to the canal in the early 1900’s?

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