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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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Fire on the C. & O. Canal

BOATS BURNED.– On Saturday morning last, the 9th inst., about 3 o’clock, the cry of fire was raised through our town, when it was discovered that three boats, the “Adam Sherman” and “Arthur Cropley,” belonging to […]
January 16, 1875
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Italians Dig Up Likely Cholera Victims

While filling in a break at Dam No. 4 last week the Italians dug up three human skeletons, the entire frames being perfectly preserved. After examination by the bystanders, the bones were pitched on the piles […]
August 7, 1891
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Shepherdstown Designated As Canal/Railroad Transfer Point

The people of Virginia, and especially those living in the Shenandoah Valley, are anxiously looking forward to the restoration of the C. & O. Canal as a means of securing to them cheap bituminous coal. Shepherdstown, […]
May 15, 1891
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Italian buried, Dam No. 4

One of the Italians working on the canal at Dam No.4 was buried on a bank of falling earth a few days ago. He was gotten out alive, but one of his legs was broken and […]
May 15, 1891
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

Getting the Canal in Shape.

The trustees of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal held a meeting in Baltimore last Thursday, and contracts for the work of repairing the canal were let to Mason, Hoge & Co. on sections 11 and 12, […]
March 27, 1891
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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
2 records
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