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Located in Sharpsburg, near Mile 75, is Antietam National Battlefield, the bloodiest single day of the American Civil War. Please visit my Antietam NB page for things to do.
Updated Feb 8, 2007
Phone: (301) 432-5124
Website: http://www.nps.gov/anti
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This canal tunnel is located across the Potomac river from PawPaw, West Virginia. It was cut through over 4,600 feet of mountain. Because of the winding river, it reduced the length of the total canal by over 3 miles.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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At the center of the tunnel, if is very dark. You can barely see the lights at the exits.....
Bring a flashlight
Updated Feb 4, 2005
In september 2006 i cycled from Washington DC to Pittsburgh. First part of the trip was through Maryland along the Chesapeake and ohio canal. It's an old canal that was used for transporting cargo...
CHESEPEAKE AND OHIO NHP - INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS
'Internal Improvements' was a political catchword of the era of John Quincy Adams. 'Improvements' were normally seen as methods that facilitated transportation of goods and people throughout the new...
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The C&O Canal, Great Falls and more!
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal stretches from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD. Today a national historic park, it was originally dug to transport goods far upstream. Today the area is a popular...
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