Volunteering to help the park: A work crew installs a bench near Great Falls in 2016.
Supporting park projects: Catoctin Aqueduct after collapse in 1973
Supporting park projects: Catoctin Aqueduct after restoration effort in 2011
Exploring history and nature: Sideling Hill Creek Aqueduct as viewed from the Western Maryland Rail Trail.
Protecting the canal since 1954: The association opposes Georgetown University’s plan to build a large boathouse in the park
Protecting the canal since 1954: The association opposes Georgetown University’s plan to build a large boathouse in the park
Exploring history and nature: Hikers gather at Fifteen Mile Creek Aqueduct in 2018.
Protecting the canal since 1954: Justice Douglas and eight others pause during their famous hike, which publicized the canal in 1954
Exploring history and nature: Ranger provides interpretation for hikers at Seneca Stone Cutting Mill in 2020.
Exploring history and nature: Hikers marvel at a large specimen during a tree identification walk in 2012
Volunteering to help the park: Association volunteer attaches plaque to newly installed bench in 2018.
Exploring history and nature: Association members participate in the last day of the 2009 Thru Hike at Great Falls
Volunteering to help the park: Association member helps install an identification sign at Landers in 2011
Exploring history and nature: Hikers gather at Dam 5 in 2019.
Protecting the canal since 1954: Justice Douglas and others rally against replacing the canal with a highway.
Volunteering to help the park: Association members repaint picnic tables at Swains Lock
Volunteering to help the park: Association volunteers assemble picnic table in 2018.
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Historic 1920 image at the monocacy Aqueduct on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, with canoers including the daughter of US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. From the C&O Canal Trust collection.
Historic image of a child secured to a canal boat with a rope, along the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, from the C&O Canal Trust collection. This looks like it was probably in the Georgetown area.
Life on the canal could be very dangerous, especially for families with young children. Canal workers had to tend to regular canal duties, and a mischievous child could easily end up in harm's way.
Note that while the towpath will remain open, Pennyfield Lock and surrounding area likely to be closed from Nov 13-22. Click below for detailsDC Water will temporarily close Pennyfield Lock (Lock 22) and surrounding areas beginning as early as Friday, November 13, as crews make critical repairs to the Potomac Interceptor sewer line.
The work follows inspections that identified significant deterioration in the sewer line and is part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen wastewater infrastructure and protect the Potomac River.
The closure could remain in effect through November 22, depending on weather conditions. The C&O Canal towpath will remain open, but visitors must use alternate access points.
Learn more about the closures, repairs and alternate access locations: www.dcwater.com/about-dc-water/media/news/pennyfield-lock-area-close-temporarily-dc-water-makes-p...