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Protecting the Canal since 1954

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Association is an independent, all-volunteer citizens organization established in 1954 to help conserve the natural and historical environment of the C&O Canal and the Potomac River Basin. The association works with the National Park Service in its efforts to preserve and promote the 184-mile towpath.
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A view up the Potomac River toward the tidelock on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from adjacent to the Watergate Complex, Washington, DC.
Tugboats with pull boats where they needed to go from the tide lock. It operated until 1924.
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