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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Story Through Time
A historical overview traces the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from its 1824 start as a potential Potomac river trade route to its decline after floods and railroad competition. It notes Washington and Congress in early planning, costs around 11 million dollars, and the canal’s role in coal, flour, lumber, and trade before fading by the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Washington
Chesapeake
Ohio Canal
Peter
Tomac
Cumberland
Maryland
National Work Service
Seneca
Federal
Othe Canal
C&o
Pittsburgh
Shrahnarf
Potomac
Wirimore
West Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Nat
Sidewater
National Geographic
Allegheny