Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac)

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historic district national historical park protected area recreational area

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is a protected historic and recreational area along the Potomac River that preserves the 19th-century C&O Canal and its towpath, offering hiking, biking, and insights into early American transportation history.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 2
C&O Canal National Historical Park 5
C&O Canal 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
national historical park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
recreational area ⓘ
adjacentTo Great Falls Park ⓘ
Potomac River islands ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designation National Historical Park ⓘ
endPoint Cumberland, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows C&O Canal ⓘ
surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
hasEcosystem forested floodplains ⓘ
riparian habitats ⓘ
hasFeature aqueducts ⓘ
campgrounds ⓘ
canal prism ⓘ
culverts ⓘ
historic locks ⓘ
historic structures ⓘ
lockhouses ⓘ
towpath ⓘ
visitor centers ⓘ
hasLength approximately 184.5 miles ⓘ
hasWildlife beavers ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
white-tailed deer ⓘ
locatedIn District of Columbia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
locatedOn Potomac River ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
near Washington, D.C. ⓘ
offersActivity biking ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
canal boating demonstrations ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
picnicking ⓘ
running ⓘ
partOf Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Georgetown Historic District region
protects C&O Canal towpath ⓘ
C&O Canal ⓘ
surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
purpose historic interpretation ⓘ
preservation of 19th-century transportation infrastructure ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
startPoint Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
subjectOf canal history exhibits ⓘ
interpretive programs on early American transportation ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

Great Falls of the Potomac → accessedVia → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal towpath, Maryland side
Ward 2 of Washington, D.C. → contains → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal (Georgetown segment)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C. → hasLandmark → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → hasNearbyPark → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
Shepherdstown, West Virginia → hasNearbySite → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
Washington County, Maryland → hasProtectedArea → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
Georgetown Historic District → near → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
Georgetown Waterfront → near → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
Great Falls of the Potomac → nearFeature → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: historic Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Potomac, Maryland, United States → nearbyPark → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
subject surface form: Potomac, Maryland
this entity surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park
Billy Goat Trail (nearby on Maryland side) → partOf → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
subject surface form: Billy Goat Trail
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) → partOf → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park and Georgetown Historic District region
Great Falls of the Potomac → partOfProtectedArea → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park