Patowmack Canal

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The Patowmack Canal was an early American canal project along the Potomac River, championed by George Washington to improve inland navigation and trade in the late 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Potowmack Canal ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal
associatedWith George Washington ⓘ
ceasedOperation 1828 ⓘ
charterYear 1785 ⓘ
completed early 1800s ⓘ
connectedRegion tidewater ports near Georgetown and Alexandria ⓘ
upper Potomac River region ⓘ
constructionBegan 1785 ⓘ
constructionMaterial stone ⓘ
wood ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crosses Great Falls of the Potomac ⓘ
developedBy Potowmack Company ⓘ
economicRole enabled shipment of western produce to eastern markets ⓘ
engineeringSignificance one of the earliest U.S. canal projects ⓘ
follows Potomac River ⓘ
governedByCharterFrom Maryland ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
hasPart Great Falls Canal ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal

Harpers Ferry Canal ⓘ
House Falls Canal ⓘ
linked to: Little Falls Canal

Little Falls Canal ⓘ
Seneca Falls Canal ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal
hasRemains visible lock ruins at Great Falls ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
locatedIn Maryland ⓘ
Potomac River valley ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Potomac River ⓘ
notableFeature difficult construction through rocky terrain at Great Falls ⓘ
opened 1780s ⓘ
operatedBy Potowmack Company ⓘ
partOf Great Falls Park ⓘ
promotedBy George Washington ⓘ
purpose facilitate trade between the Atlantic coast and the American interior ⓘ
improve inland navigation ⓘ
replacedBy Chesapeake and Ohio Canal ⓘ
linked to: C&O Canal
river Potomac River ⓘ
status disused ⓘ
transportMode boat transport ⓘ
uses series of locks ⓘ

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remains of Patowmack Canal → partOf → Patowmack Canal ⓘ
Patowmack Canal → hasPart → Great Falls Canal ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal
Patowmack Canal → hasPart → Seneca Falls Canal ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal
Patowmack Canal → alsoKnownAs → Potowmack Canal ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal
Potowmack Company → builtStructure → Patowmack Canal at Great Falls ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal
Little Falls Canal → partOf → Patowmack Canal ⓘ
Little Falls Canal → hasProject → George Washington’s Patowmack Canal project ⓘ
linked to: Patowmack Canal