Point of Rocks - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

INTERSTATE COCKING MAIN.Frederick Birds Do Well, but Virginians Have Little Money to Bet– Forty Birds Fought.[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] POINT OF ROCKS, MD., March 24.– The second cocking main of the season between Maryland […]

July 7, 1877

7 Jul 1877

The Boatmen’s Strike

The blockade of boats belonging to the striking canalmen has put a stop to all travel on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. There is a squadron of about forty boats used for blockading purposes, and so […]

February 1, 1853

1 Feb 1853

Canal Load & Navigation Data

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was navigable, during the past year, only about six months, yet the descending tonnage reached 151,369 tons, and the ascending tonnage to 16,226 tons– total tonnage 167,595 […]

December 4, 1834

4 Dec 1834

First Train to Harpers Ferry

Arrival of Cars at Harpers-Ferry.— Monday last will be remembered by the citizens of Harpers-Ferry, as an important era in its history.– On that day, at half past 2 o’clock, P. M., a locomotive came thundering […]

December 5, 1833

5 Dec 1833

Canal Visitor From Harpers Ferry

We had yesterday the pleasure of conversing with a gentleman who came down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Harper’s Ferry to Georgetown on the preceding day, in a boat, with several other gentlemen. The boat […]

December 5, 1833

5 Dec 1833

Packet Boat Between Point of Rocks, Harpers Ferry.

It will be seen by an advertisement in to-day’s paper, that a Packet Boat has been placed on the Canal, to ply regularly between the Point of Rocks and Harpers-Ferry, “to meet the Rail Road Cars […]

November 7, 1833

7 Nov 1833

Water Let Into Canal; Harpers Ferry, Point of Rocks.

We understand that the water has been let into the Canal, from Harpers-Ferry to the Point of Rocks. This, probably, is by way of experiment. No having been able to visit the work, we can only […]

October 24, 1833

24 Oct 1833

Canal being filled; Coal along the Potomac

ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 14.Whilst we are writing, the waters of the Potomac above Harpers-Ferry are silently flowing into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Passing the long contested Point of Rocks into the long finished part to Seneca, […]

October 15, 1833

15 Oct 1833

Waters Flowing Into the Canal

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.– The Alexandria Gazette of Monday says– “whilst we are writing, the waters of the Potomac above Harper’s Ferry, are silently flowing into the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Passing the long contested Point […]

September 26, 1833

26 Sep 1833

Water into Canal; Early Opening

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.The water was let into a small portion of the Canal, about ten days since, between the Old Furnace and the Harpers-Ferry locks, by way of experiment; and we learn that the Engineer […]

April 9, 1833

9 Apr 1833

The Canal and Rail-road controversy settled.

The Canal and Rail-road controversy settled.– We have before us a copy of the law which has just passed both houses of the Maryland Legislature, for effecting a compromise between the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and […]

September 7, 1832

7 Sep 1832

Cholera Surrounding Harpers Ferry

THE CHOLERA.Health of the City.– The deaths in this city last week were only SEVENTEEN, one of which was of malignant Cholera.– Boston Gaz.— In another column we publish the weekly report, which has been so […]

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