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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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James Rumsey Appointed

1785
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Proposal For Canals and Locks

January 4, 1784
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December 11, 2020

Viaduct at Harpers Ferry

A grand piece of workmanship is about to be commenced at Harpers Ferry. Proposals are to be received in a few days for the mason work of the bridge which is to be constructed across the […]
September 10, 1835
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December 11, 2020

C&O Canal, Updates

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.To the Editors of the National Intelligencer. GENTLEMEN:— It may gratify many of your readers, as it certainly will those who are Stockholders in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, to learn, that […]
January 9, 1834
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December 11, 2020

Canal Work Resumes

We are much gratified to find that the work upon the Canal has been resumed with great vigor since the disappearance of the Cholera. — Many hundred hands are busily engaged near Harpers-Ferry, and every thing […]
December 13, 1832
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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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