C&O Canal

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19th-century waterway historic canal historic site recreational trail tourist attraction towpath transportation infrastructure

The C&O Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway and towpath along the Potomac River, now preserved as a national historical park popular for hiking, biking, and exploring early American transportation history.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 11
C&O Canal canonical 6
C&O Canal National Historical Park 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century waterway ⓘ
historic canal ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
recreational trail ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
towpath ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
builtBy Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company ⓘ
completed 1850 ⓘ
constructionBegan 1828 ⓘ
currentUse heritage education ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
endPoint Cumberland, Maryland ⓘ
follows Potomac River ⓘ
hasFeature aqueducts ⓘ
culverts ⓘ
lock houses ⓘ
locks ⓘ
stone masonry structures ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
hasPart C&O Canal Towpath ⓘ
surface form: C&O Canal towpath
historicalEra early American industrial era ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of early American canal engineering ⓘ
part of 19th-century transportation network ⓘ
length about 184.5 miles ⓘ
locatedIn District of Columbia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
managingOrganization National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyCity Cumberland, Maryland ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officialName C&O Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
opened mid-19th century ⓘ
originalPurpose transportation of agricultural products ⓘ
transportation of building materials ⓘ
transportation of coal ⓘ
popularFor biking ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
running ⓘ
protectedAs national historical park ⓘ
startPoint Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
status no longer used for commercial navigation ⓘ
traverses Potomac River region ⓘ
surface form: Potomac River valley

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Old Stone House → hasNearbyLandmark → C&O Canal ⓘ
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) → follows → C&O Canal ⓘ
subject surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) → protects → C&O Canal ⓘ
subject surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → containsProtectedArea → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park (adjacent along Potomac River)
Georgetown → contains → C&O Canal ⓘ
Glen Echo, Maryland → nearbyWaterway → C&O Canal ⓘ
Palisades → nearbyAttraction → C&O Canal ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia → hasExample → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Virginia segments)
Brunswick, Maryland → borderedBy → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
Clara Barton Parkway → parallelTo → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Clara Barton Parkway → accesses → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
National Capital Region (National Park Service) → hasJurisdictionOver → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (D.C.–MD section)
Georgetown neighborhood → knownFor → C&O Canal ⓘ
subject surface form: Georgetown
C&O Canal → officialName → C&O Canal self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center → locatedOn → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Patowmack Canal → replacedBy → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Harpers Ferry Armory → near → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Maryland Heights → hasViewOf → C&O Canal ⓘ
C&O Canal Towpath → follows → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Cumberland, Maryland → wasTerminusOf → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Cumberland, Maryland → hasAttraction → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park (Cumberland terminus)
Fort Frederick State Park → nearbyProtectedArea → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Paw Paw, West Virginia → near → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Paw Paw, West Virginia → transportationHistoryLinkedTo → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Capital Crescent Trail → near → C&O Canal ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park