Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

  • Also Known As: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

  • Vicinity: Bordering the Potomac River From Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

184.5 Miles of Adventure!

Preserving America's early transportation history, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal began as a dream of passage to Western wealth. Operating for nearly 100 years the canal was a lifeline for communities along the Potomac River as coal, lumber and agricultural products floated down the waterway to market. Today it endures as a pathway for discovering historical, natural and recreational treasures! - NPS

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is open during daylight hours year round. The Great Falls Tavern and Cumberland visitor centers operate year round, while other park visitor centers operate on a seasonal schedule. All facilities are closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. For hours of operation, directions and visitor center information please select from the following list of visitor center locations.

Georgetown: Currently Closed

1057 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC 20007, 202-653-5190

Great Falls Tavern:

11710 MacArthur Blvd, Potomac, MD 20854, 301-767-3714

Passport Stamp Location

Brunswick:

40 West Potomac Street Brunswick, MD 21716, 301-834-7100

Passport Stamp Location

Ferry Hill Plantation:

16500 Shepherdstown Pike, Sharpsburg, MD 21782, 301-582-0813

Williamsport:

205 W. Potomac St., Williamsport, MD 21795, 301-582-0813

Passport Stamp Location

Hancock:

439 E. Main St., Hancock, MD 21750, 301-582-0813

Passport Stamp Location

Cumberland:

Western Maryland Railway Station, Room 100, 13 Canal St., Cumberland, MD 21502, 301-722-8226

Passport Stamp Location


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Wright,Benjamin Architect
1828/00/00 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company Owner
1924/00/00

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Particulars for Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Canal Related
Area of Significance Conservation
Area of Significance Economics
Area of Significance Engineering
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Military
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Transportation
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000036
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: Multiple; Wright,Benjamin
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Additional documentation
Nominator Name: National Historical Park
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Economics, Conservation, Engineering, Military, Transportation, Exploration-settlement
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1828, 1924
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related
Current Function: Commerce, Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-Function: Park

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