Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Monument
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk is an 8-foot marble obelisk erected in 1850 in Washington, D.C., to mark the completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Cumberland, Maryland.Photo: Wikipedian1234, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Park
- Description: obelisk surrounded by a small metal fence that marks the beginning of the C & O Canal in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “C & O Canal Monument”, “C &O Canal Monument”, “C&O Canal Monument”, “Canal Monument”, “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk”, “Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Commemorative Obelisk”, “Commemorative Obelisk”, and “Commemorative Obelisk (NR: #4-06)”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Filomena Ristorante and Grace Episcopal Church.
Filomena Ristorante
Restaurant
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Filomena Ristorante is an Italian-American restaurant located in the historic neighborhood of Georgetown in Washington, D.C. It opened along Washington's C&O Canal in 1983.
Grace Episcopal Church
Church
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Grace Episcopal Church, built in 1867, is an historic Episcopal church located at 1041 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Historically known as Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, it was added under that name to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown and Foggy Bottom.
Georgetown
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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
West End
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The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Monument
- Category: obelisk
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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