Search Results
- IDNO:
- 032096
- Title:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on Maryland Side of Potomac River
- Description:
- The C & O Canal ran parallel to the Potomac River, across from West Virginia.
- IDNO:
- 032097
- Title:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Georgetown Level Boats in Port Near Washington, D. C.
- Description:
- 'Scenic picture of the Chesapeake & Potomac Canal running from Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, D.C., a distance of 184 miles. It was constructed in 1840 in competition with the Consolidation Coal Company Rail Transportation. Later is was purchased by Consol and operation was canceled in 1924.'
- IDNO:
- 037895
- Title:
- Horse Shoe Bend of Potomac River at Shepherdstown, W. Va.
- Date:
- 1892/07/13
- Description:
- Mounted print showing portion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal on the right.
- IDNO:
- 037963
- Title:
- Driving Along Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Near Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
- Description:
- Color postcard of a ca. 1918 touring car driving next to the the C&O Canal. The Harpers Ferry bridge crossing the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers is in the background.
- IDNO:
- 050628
- Title:
- C & O Canal, Cumberland, Md.
- Date:
- 1907
- Description:
- This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.View of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
