Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company was the 19th-century corporation responsible for financing, constructing, and operating the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal along the Potomac River to facilitate transportation and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal company
ⓘ
corporation ⓘ transportation company ⓘ |
| activity |
constructing canal
ⓘ
financing canal construction ⓘ operating canal ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competedWith | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicRole |
freight transportation provider
ⓘ
regional trade facilitator ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Potomac River corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | canal era in the United States ⓘ |
| industry |
canal transportation
ⓘ
infrastructure construction ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
artificial canal
ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInRiverValley | Potomac River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWork | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chesapeake Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAlong | Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate commerce
ⓘ
facilitate transportation ⓘ |
| servedCity | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Mid-Atlantic United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedState |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportedCommodity |
agricultural products
ⓘ
coal ⓘ lumber ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| transportMode |
barge
ⓘ
canal boat ⓘ |
| usedPowerSource | mule-drawn boats ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | lock canal system ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.