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=== History ===

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_National_Historical_Park Construction on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal] (also known as "the Grand Old Ditch" or the "C&O Canal") began in 1828 but was not completed until 1850. Even then, the canal fell far short of its intended destination of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Instead, the canal terminated at Cumberland for a total distance of approximately 184.5 miles. The canal was already considered obsolete by the time it was completed because a railroad line had arrived in Cumberland eight years before the canal was finally finished. The C&O Canal operated from 1831 to 1924 and served primarily as a means to transport coal from the Allegheny Mountains to Washington D.C. The canal was closed in 1924 in part due to several severe floods that had a devastating impact on the financial condition of the canal. The canal and towpath trail extends from Georgetown, Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_National_Historical_Park a distance of 184.5 miles] (296.9 km).

=== Records ===

The records of this Canal may be found in the [http://www.nps.gov/choh/historyculture/places.htm National Park Service Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]. Also records of workers on the C & O and other records concerning the C & O may be found in the following County records:

*[[Allegany County, Maryland]]
*[[Washington County, Maryland]]
*[[Frederick County, Maryland]]
*[[Montgomery County, Maryland]]
*[[District of Columbia]]
*[[Jefferson County, West Virginia]]
*[[Morgan County, West Virginia]]
*[[Berkeley County, West Virginia]]

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=== Maps ===

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_National_Historical_Park_%28map%29.jpg Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]

=== Websites ===

*[http://www.nps.gov/choh/historyculture/places.htm National Park Service Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_National_Historical_Park Construction on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_and_Ohio_Canal_National_Historical_Park Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park]

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