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.

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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 Vigilant Firehouse and Georgetown University.

Vigilant Firehouse

Historic building

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The Vigilant Firehouse is a historic building in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. located at 1066 Wisconsin Ave, NW, just north of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Canal Monument.

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university.

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.

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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Latitude

38.90428° or 38° 54′ 15″ north

Longitude

-77.06276° or 77° 3′ 46″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87C4WW3P+PV

GeoNames ID

4138006

Wikidata ID

Q16961378

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Highlights include Wisconsin Avenue Bridge and Grace Episcopal Church.

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