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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the between , and .
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “C & O Canal”, “C&O Canal”, “Chesapeake & Ohio Canal”, “Chesapeake-und-Ohio Kanal”, “Patowmack Canal”, “Potomac Canal”, and “The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Williamsport High School and Marlowe Elementary School.

School
is a public high school in , , , United States.

School
Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was built in 1922 as an eight-room school to serve grades 1 through 8 in . The new school allowed a number of one-room schools in the area to be closed. is situated 2 miles west of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Williamsport and Marlowe.

Village
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an incorporated town in , United States. The population was 1,868 at the 2000 census and 2,137 as of 2010.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community on U.S. Route 11 in , , United States. Sites on the National Register of Historic Places located near are: the Charles Downs II House, , Consolidated School, and Power Plant and Dam No. is situated 2 miles west of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. Its population was 449 as of the 2010 census. is situated 3 miles northwest of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Latitude
39.59332° or 39° 35′ 36″ north
Longitude
-77.82528° or 77° 49′ 31″ west
Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)
Abbreviation
“C&O Canal”
Abbreviation
“C & O Canal”
Open location code
87F4H5VF+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95844030
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
4138005
Wiki­data ID
Q1070564
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Chesapeake and Ohio Canal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • Chinese: “切萨皮克和俄亥俄运河”
  • Danish: “Cheasapeake og Ohio kanalen”
  • Danish: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • Danish: “Chesapeake og Ohio kanalen”
  • Danish: “Chesapeake og Ohio-kanalen”
  • Danish: “Chesapeake og Ohio-Kanalen”
  • Dutch: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تشيسابيك وقناة اوهايو”
  • French: “Chesapeake and ohio canal”
  • French: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • French: “Chesapeake And Ohio Canal”
  • German: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park”
  • German: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • German: “Chesapeake-und-Ohio Kanal”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת צ’ספיק ואוהיו”
  • Japanese: “チェサピーク・オハイオ運河”
  • Polish: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • Polish: “Kanał Chesapeake i Ohio”
  • Russian: “Чесапикско-Огайский канал”
  • Slovenian: “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”
  • Slovenian: “prekop Chesapeake in Ohio”
  • Spanish: “Canal Chesapeake y Ohio”
  • Spanish: “Canal Chesapeake-Ohio”
  • Urdu: “چساپیک اور اوہائیو کینال”
  • “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Williamsport Volunteer Fire Department Company 2 and River View Cemetery.

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