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

May 20, 2015

Check out this fascinating film footage of a trip down the C&O Canal.

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."

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in 1909

Dec 23, 2014

Here's a great shot of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal in 1909. Source: Dig DC

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