Marble Quarry

Marble Quarry

The challenges of moving marble from the Marble Quarry to a re-building Washington in the early part of the 19th century demonstrated exactly how valuable the C&O Canal would be. The quarry, discovered near here by architect Benjamin Latrobe, contained “limestone breccia” marble suitable for columns in the House of Representatives and Senate chambers. Learn more.

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Visiting the C&O Canal

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