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(Q1070564)

English

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

canal in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, United States

  • The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
  • C&O Canal
  • C & O Canal
  • Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
  • Chesapeake-und-Ohio Kanal
  • Patowmack Canal
  • Potomac Canal
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Statements

inception
4 July 1828Gregorian
applies to part
groundbreaking ceremony
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/canalconstruction.htm
title
Canal Construction : Canal Construction 1828-1850 (English)
author
National Park Service
publication date
8 February 2018
quotation
On July 4, 1828, President John Quincy Adams turned over a spadeful of dirt during ceremonies at Little Falls, Maryland, and therefore began construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. (English)
retrieved
3 December 2019
significant person
John Quincy Adams
object has role
groundbreaking ceremony
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/canalconstruction.htm
title
Canal Construction : Canal Construction 1828-1850 (English)
author
National Park Service
publication date
8 February 2018
quotation
On July 4, 1828, President John Quincy Adams turned over a spadeful of dirt during ceremonies at Little Falls, Maryland, and therefore began construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. (English)
retrieved
3 December 2019
continent
North America
0 references
owned by
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
start time
1889
end time
1938
3 references
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10460673
retrieved
2 December 2019
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10460674
retrieved
2 December 2019
reference URL
https://www.nps.gov/choh/learn/historyculture/canalconstruction.htm
title
Canal Construction : Canal Construction 1828-1850 (English)
author
National Park Service
publication date
8 February 2018
quotation
In 1889 another serious flood forced the canal company into receivership, at which point the B & O Railroad bought up the majority of C & O's bonds. (English)
retrieved
3 December 2019
route map
Proposed Map of C and O Canal.jpg
4,074 × 2,322; 5.91 MB
0 references
has part(s) of the class
lock
quantity
74
0 references
towpath
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.canaltrust.org/plan/co-canal-towpath/
title
C&O Canal Towpath (English)
author name string
C&O Canal Trust
retrieved
3 December 2019
Commons category
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
0 references

Identifiers

BabelNet ID
00903440n
1 reference
stated in
BabelNet
retrieved
3 December 2019
eBird hotspot ID
L452843
1 reference
stated in
eBird
retrieved
15 February 2020
Natural Atlas ID
958694
0 references
OBO Gazetteer ID
00152628
0 references
SNAC ARK ID
w61s9szj
subject named as
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
1 reference
stated in
SNAC
retrieved
15 February 2020
TripAdvisor ID
146684
0 references
 
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