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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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The News of the Railroads, 1890

The News of the Railroads. A general complaint in the business world for the past three months— or at least that part of it interested in shipping freights on the railroads— has been the scarcity of […]
December 12, 1890
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020

The C. &. 0. Canal, 1892

The Cumberland News of Monday says: “In a few more days, perhaps a fortnight, signs of life will again be seen on the canal. During the winter months the boat builders along the line and here […]
March 11, 1892
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020

C&O Canal Construction Costs

The distance by the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the guard lock at Cumberland to tide-water at Georgetown is 184.4 miles. The canal was opened for navigation over the whole route from tidewater […]
March 20, 1891
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019

Letter to Joseph H. Sherrard

Citizens request arms from Armory at Harpers Ferry. Reports a thousand Irish laborers on the C & O Canal have quit their jobs and are marching from Hancock to Old Town, destroying whatever is in their […]
January 6, 1838
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019

Hostilities among C&O Canal Workers

News. From Williamsport Banner. Hostilities among C and O Canal workers ended due to presence of troops, including large party of Corkonians from Harpers Ferry neighborhood or from Winchester Railroad. [Abstract by staff of Harpers Ferry National […]
February 6, 1834
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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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