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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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Virginia Coal (on the Potomac)

Virginia Coal.– The opinion is now gaining ground, that large bodies of coal, of a superior quality, exist on the banks of the Potomac river, near the finished parts of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Some […]
November 28, 1833
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026

Packet Boat Between Point of Rocks, Harpers Ferry.

It will be seen by an advertisement in to-day’s paper, that a Packet Boat has been placed on the Canal, to ply regularly between the Point of Rocks and Harpers-Ferry, “to meet the Rail Road Cars […]
December 5, 1833
June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026

Cholera among Laborers in Washington Co., MD.

From the Hagerstown Free Press, Sept. 11. In Washington county the Cholera has been fatal in a great many cases– in the lower part of the county, the canal laborers are sickening and dying daily. In […]
September 20, 1832
January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026

Canal Load & Navigation Data

CHESAPEAKE & OHIO CANAL. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was navigable, during the past year, only about six months, yet the descending tonnage reached 151,369 tons, and the ascending tonnage to 16,226 tons– total tonnage 167,595 […]
February 1, 1853
November 18, 2025
November 18, 2025

Freshet in the Potomac

GREAT FRESHET IN THE POTOMAC.– The rains of last week melting the masses of snow on the Alleghany Mountains caused a sudden and heavy freshet in the Potomac River. The water rose higher than at any […]
April 19, 1843
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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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