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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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“We Are Again In The Midst of Trouble” Flooding on the Potomac River and the Struggle for the Sustainability of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 1828-1996

1997
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June 22, 2018

Canal Boating Discouraging

Boating on the canal is reported by the Sharpsburg Record as very discouraging. Some have only made one trip and hardly realized enough to pay their expenses.
May 11, 1899
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June 22, 2018

Fannie Flanagan: SUNK!

Canal Boat Sunk. The canal boat Fannie Flanagan, of Harper’s Ferry, ran on a rock in Big Slack Water, on Saturday, knocking a hole in the bottom. The boat filled with water and sank. Navigation was […]
June 3, 1897
June 20, 2018
June 20, 2018

Business on the Canal

Business is firstrate on the C. & O. canal. There is a heavy demand for coal in Washington and every boat available is pressed into service.
December 5, 1895
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April 9, 2018

Injury to Dam No. 5; C&O Canal

The breaking up of the ice on the river has proven injurious to Dam No. 5 on the C. & O. Canal. About 80 or 100 feet of the old Dam has been broken and washed […]
January 28, 1860
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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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