C&O Canal

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The C&O Canal is a historic 19th-century waterway and towpath along the Potomac River, now preserved as a national historical park popular for hiking, biking, and exploring early American transportation history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century waterway ⓘ
historic canal ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
recreational trail ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
towpath ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
builtBy Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company ⓘ
completed 1850 ⓘ
constructionBegan 1828 ⓘ
currentUse heritage education ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
endPoint Cumberland, Maryland ⓘ
follows Potomac River ⓘ
hasFeature aqueducts ⓘ
culverts ⓘ
lock houses ⓘ
locks ⓘ
stone masonry structures ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
hasPart C&O Canal towpath ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal Towpath
historicalEra early American industrial era ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of early American canal engineering ⓘ
part of 19th-century transportation network ⓘ
length about 184.5 miles ⓘ
locatedIn District of Columbia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managingOrganization National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyCity Cumberland, Maryland ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
officialName Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
opened mid-19th century ⓘ
originalPurpose transportation of agricultural products ⓘ
transportation of building materials ⓘ
transportation of coal ⓘ
popularFor biking ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
running ⓘ
protectedAs national historical park ⓘ
startPoint Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
status no longer used for commercial navigation ⓘ
traverses Potomac River valley ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park → follows → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park → protects → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → containsProtectedArea → C&O Canal National Historical Park (adjacent along Potomac River) ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Georgetown → contains → C&O Canal ⓘ
Palisades → nearbyAttraction → C&O Canal ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia → hasExample → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Virginia segments) ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Brunswick, Maryland → borderedBy → C&O Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Clara Barton Parkway → parallelTo → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Clara Barton Parkway → accesses → C&O Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
National Capital Region (National Park Service) → hasJurisdictionOver → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (D.C.–MD section) ⓘ
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Georgetown → knownFor → C&O Canal ⓘ
subject linked to: Georgetown neighborhood
C&O Canal → officialName → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center → locatedOn → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Patowmack Canal → replacedBy → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Harpers Ferry Armory → near → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Maryland Heights → hasViewOf → C&O Canal ⓘ
C&O Canal Towpath → follows → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Cumberland, Maryland → wasTerminusOf → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Cumberland, Maryland → hasAttraction → C&O Canal National Historical Park (Cumberland terminus) ⓘ
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Fort Frederick State Park → nearbyProtectedArea → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Paw Paw, West Virginia → near → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Paw Paw, West Virginia → transportationHistoryLinkedTo → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Capital Crescent Trail → near → C&O Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
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Point of Rocks Historic District → transportationAssociation → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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MacArthur Boulevard NW → passesNear → C&O Canal National Historical Park (on the Maryland side of the river) ⓘ
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Canal Road NW → follows → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Canal Road NW → namedFor → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Potomac Gorge → borderedBy → C&O Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
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Georgetown Park area → adjacentTo → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Chain Bridge (Potomac River) → near → C&O Canal National Historical Park (on Maryland side of Potomac River) ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Seneca Creek → confluencesNear → Riley’s Lock on the C&O Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Seneca Creek → adjacentTo → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
Williamsport, Maryland → locatedOnWaterway → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Kent, Washington, D.C. → near → C&O Canal ⓘ
Carderock, Maryland → locatedAlong → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Oldtown, Maryland → locatedAlong → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Oldtown, Maryland → waterway → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company → mainWork → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company → product → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal infrastructure ⓘ
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Great Falls Tavern → locatedOnWaterway → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Great Falls Tavern → category → Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
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Little Falls Canal → partOf → Potomac River navigation system ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal