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The C&O Canal needs help, too
Media Coverage - Matthew Logan, Trust President, writes, "Given its contribution to the Washington region's quality of life, perhaps it's time we recognize the C&O Canal as 'Washington's Back Yard' and treat it with the attention and care that such real estate deserves."
Big improvements to C&O Canal Park
Media Coverage - The mayor of
Williamsport and park officials hope the changes will make the historic
park a "hot spot" for visitors across the country and even the world.
Bush presses Rahall on Centennial Challenge
NPS News - President Bush wants Congress to move forward with legislation to fund the National Park Service's Centennial Challenge.
Restoring Our Heritage…Building
a Legacy
The C&O Canal Trust was founded to protect, restore, and promote
the C&O Canal National Historical Park, one of America’s most
popular and distinctive national parks.
Over 3 million people
each year come to stroll, hike, bicycle, birdwatch,
paddle, camp, ski, skate, or otherwise
enjoy the abandoned canal and towpath.
Within its 20,000
acres, the park tells the story of 19th and 20th century
America. Nowhere else can
you see the history of the Canal Era so close at
hand and learn about Native Americans, the Civil War
and slavery, westward expansion, immigration, and industrialization.
The
park’s open space is of incalculable value
to the health of the Potomac River and, by extension,
the Chesapeake Bay. It also protects one of the east
coast’s biodiversity “hotspots,” the
Potomac Gorge, where nearly 200 rare, threatened, or
endangered species can be found.
The C&O Canal National Historical Park is a national
treasure right here in your own backyard. The C&O
Canal Trust is your voice for the park! |
