You can now create your own itineraries to guide your C&O Canal exploration, or you can copy one of ours! Learn more about Itineraries.
Three locks exist in a half-mile stretch in Oldtown. Locks 69-71 are the last three composite locks on the Canal. Lock 69, also known as “Twigg’s Lock” is the first. Learn more.
Three locks exist in a half-mile stretch in Oldtown. Locks 69-71 are the last three composite locks on the Canal. Lock 69, also known as “Twigg’s Lock” is the first. The small hill located here between the Potomac and the canal is known as Alum Hill, because of the alum found in the rocks.
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There has been a lapse in appropriations, and a shutdown of the federal government is currently in effect. Much of the C&O Canal National Historical Park remains accessible to the public, however, the National Park Service is not able to operate as normal. Scheduled C&O Canal Trust events and Canal Quarters reservations will continue as scheduled.
Learn more about what the shutdown means for the C&O Canal National Historical Park.