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Canal

An important highway and shipping lane, the C&O Canal was an imperative part of everyday life for many eastern Jefferson County, WV families. Explore its impact from Shepherdstown to Harpers Ferry.

This topic appears in 101 indexed records between 1823 and 1919.
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1823 Earliest Record
1919 Latest Record
Harpers Ferry Strongest Location
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June 14, 2026
June 14, 2026

Canal Progress; Laborer Numbers

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.— There are one hundred and two miles of the Canal let out, under an obligation, on the part of a selected body of contractors, to finish it by the first day of […]
February 7, 1833
June 14, 2026
June 14, 2026

Canal to be Opened in May

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.— We learn with pleasure, from a source to be entirely relied upon, that the progress of the work upon the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal has been such within a few months past, […]
February 14, 1833
June 13, 2026
June 13, 2026

Horses, Potatoes drowned in Potomac

A very serious accident, the particulars of which we did not learn until lately, occurred a few weeks ago on the line of the Canal near Harpers-Ferry. A team belonging to Messrs. Edward, Robert, and William […]
July 18, 1833
June 13, 2026
June 13, 2026

Brien & Co. vs. the Canal Company; Damaged Assessed

We learn that the jury, in the case of Messrs. Brien & Co. vs. the Canal Company, have assessed the damages at $13,000. The case was argued by very able counsel: Messrs. B. Price, Jas. Dixon, […]
August 1, 1833
June 13, 2026
June 13, 2026

Woman Killed By Cholera on Canal Line

From the Hagerstown Torch Light, Aug. 1.One death of cholera, occurred in town, on Sunday– a woman– from the line of the Canal. This is the third, and only the third death, that has occurred in […]
August 8, 1833
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This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1830s 42 records
1890s 13 records
1850s 5 records
1880s 5 records
1840s 4 records
1820s 3 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Canal" across historical collections.

Lucas
3 records
Mercer
3 records
Flanagan
3 records
Dixon
2 records
Price
2 records
Schley
2 records
Cruger
2 records
Boteler
2 records
McFarland
2 records
Reynolds
2 records
Hollman
2 records
Strider
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