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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Georgetown Section, East & West parallel to M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Significance: A remarkable engineering achievement of the early 19th century that played an important role in the development of Georgetown commerce, and stimulated trade and settlement of the interior.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-56
Survey number: HABS DC-147
Building/structure dates: ca. 1831 Initial Construction
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Tags
canals
brick buildings
water supply
commerce
trade
settlement patterns
recreation
washington city
chesapeake
ohio canal
georgetown
section
georgetown section
northwest
m street northwest
washington dc
district of columbia
j q adams
george eisenman
charles b fisk
william r gwin
historic american buildings survey
charles c mercer
daniel d reiff
george washington
benjamin wright
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
united states history
construction sites
construction
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Wright, Benjamin
Fisk, Charles B
Washington, George
Mercer, Charles C
Adams, J Q
Eisenman, George, photographer
Reiff, Daniel D, historian
Gwin, William R, historian
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
,
38.93809, -77.04493
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html