Bordering the Potomac River from Georgetown, D.C. to Cumberland, Maryland, Washington, District Of Columbia. County/parish: District of Columbia.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000036.
54 contributing buildings. 28 contributing sites. 368 contributing structures. 5 contributing objects.Also known as:
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is located in the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland. The park was established in 1961 as a National Monument by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to preserve the neglected remains of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and many of its original structures.
The canal and towpath trail extends along the Potomac River from the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland, a distance of 184.5 miles (296.9 km). In 2013, the path was designated as the first section of U.S. Bicycle Route 50. With over four million visitors in 2022, it is the most-visited unit that is designated a national historical park of the National Park Service.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/117692021