C & O Canal Archives - Ghosts of DC

1917 Film Footage of 180-Mile Journey Down Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

November 9, 2022May 20, 2015 by ghostsofdc

This is an amazing find on YouTube showing a trip down the C&O Canal back in 1917.

The entire trip took about seven days and they end up down in Washington.

A Look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1909

November 9, 2022December 23, 2014 by ghostsofdc

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."

Get a glimpse of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1909! View a photo of four boats crossing the Potomac Aqueduct Bridge owned by the Canal Towage Co. Learn more here.