C&O Canal

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

C&O Canal

Entry/Object ID

IMG1850

Description

C&O Canal Harpers Ferry, West Virginia The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which parallels the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, MD., played an important role in the Civil War. It was used by the North to haul coal from the west to the east. Pictured is a section of the canal across the river from Harpers Ferry. Another historic scene from the area served by The Potomac Edison System

Acquisition

Accession

350

Source or Donor

Mutchler, James

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia