Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath: Lockhouse 70 & 75, Turtles & Geese in Cumberland & Oldtown, MD

Описание: July 1, 2024

Discovering the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Tow Path and Lockhouses 70 & 75. Along the way I saw turtles, fish and geese. I learned how the canals worked and about the bike trail on the tow path. The canal runs from Washington D.C, Georgetown to Cumberland, Maryland. What a beautiful day full of history and lessons!

https://www.canaltrust.org/plan/co-ca...

https://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm

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Lockhouse 70 in Oldtown, Maryland:
..."Lock 70 is in good condition, re-built after a fire in 1906 that destroyed a bridge over the Canal. Lockhouse 70 stands nearby, a two-story white frame lockhouse in the center of Oldtown and next to Green Spring Road. During the summer, the Lockhouse is open Saturday and Sunday afternoons for visitors to see inside the lockhouse where a small exhibit on Oldtown's history is on display."...
https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/lock-70/

..."Along the 184.5 miles of the canal are 74 lift locks. These locks were put into place to help boats overcome the 605-foot elevation change between Georgetown and Cumberland. The C&O Canal is like a staircase, canal boats traveled along the flat sections and used the locks to take a “step up or down” about eight feet. The locks typically had hand-operated miter gates that were simple and followed Leonardo da Vinci’s original 1485 design. Entering the lock was the most demanding part of canalling."...
https://www.nps.gov/places/000/c-o-ca...
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Lockhouse 75 Cumberland, Maryland:
..."Lock 75 is the last lift lock on the C&O Canal. This lock has a lift of 10' and has a total lift of 609.193' above the Georgetown tide lock."...
https://www.canaltrust.org/pyv/lock-75/

..."This is the last lift lock in North Branch and on the C&O Canal. It has a lift of 10’ (609.193’ above the first lock located in Georgetown). The original limestone used to build this lock, as well as Locks 72 – 74, had been described as “beautiful, of good quality, and in great abundance”. The lock was rebuilt in 1869 meeting the 1836 specifications. New gates were installed at the downstream end in the 1990s. On the other side of the lock is a bypass flume that allowed water to bypass the lock to water the level below."...

Adjacent to the lock is a two-story log lockhouse that was reconstructed in 1978. During the summer, the lockhouse is open to view on the weekends, staff permitting"....
https://www.nps.gov/places/000/c-o-ca...
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